Your Many Futures
This article is part of a series written by ASSETT’s Student Technology Consultants to support CU students, especially in uncertain times. Your Many Futures is a follow-up to our previous article, Where Are You Now?
In 2000, psychologists at Stanford and Columbia universities conducted on how the number of choices impacts one’s actions.Ìý In one experiment, researchers presented shoppers with a display of a limited (6) and extensive (24) display of jam samples in a grocery store to compare how the number of choices impacted a shopper’s purchasing decision.Ìý Psychologists found that when faced with more choices, people are less likely to make a decision. With a sample display of six jams, shoppers were more likely to make a purchase than with 24 sample options. Thus - more isn’t always better.Ìý
CU undergraduates have a large degree of freedom when it comes to life decisions. We’re told that we can do anything an