Nandita Dhanda

Nandita Dhanda

Nandita Dhanda is a researcher and first author of the 2025 preregistered replication of three studies on escalation of commitment and regret aversion.

Who they are

The work of Nandita Dhanda reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Escalation of Commitment.

Key papers

Dhanda, N., Ziano, I., Ching, K. H., Phuong, A. K. L., Lo, Y. T., Yip, M. K., Shi, B. J., & Cheng, B. (2025). A replication and extension of three studies investigating escalation of commitment and regret aversion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. What it reports: Preregistered replications of three studies. Study 1 gave partial support to Staw's 1976 findings on personal responsibility and consequences.

Key ideas

Escalation of Commitment: The tendency to increase investment in a failing course of action, strongest when the decision maker chose that course.

Sources

  1. Dhanda, N., Ziano, I., Ching, K. H., Phuong, A. K. L., Lo, Y. T., Yip, M. K., Shi, B. J., & Cheng, B. (2025). A replication and extension of three studies investigating escalation of commitment and regret aversion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.