Howard Moskowitz¹*, Martin Topol² and Joanne Mazzio³

¹Mind Genomics Associates, Inc., White Plains, NY, USA
²Pace University, New York, USA
³Independent Researcher, Portchester, New York, USA

*Corresponding Author: Howard Moskowitz, Mind Genomics Associates, Inc., White Plains, NY, USA.

Received: June 14, 2023; Published: July 08, 2023

Abstract

210 respondents in the US each evaluated a unique set of 48 vignettes about restaurants. The elements or messages in the vignettes presented ‘top level’ information about the different aspects of a restaurant, such as the food, the service, the ambiance, the cleanliness, and so forth. Each respondent evaluated the unique set of 48 vignettes, constructed according to experimental design, with each of the 48 vignettes comprising 3-4 elements, selected from six groups of six elements each dealing with different aspects of the restaurant. The respondent rated each vignette on two attributes, first ‘enticing’ on an anchored nine-point scale, second ‘price would pay’ on an anchored seven-point scale. Deconstruction of the ratings by OLS (ordinary least-squares) regression quantified the contribution of the separate elements, first showing the contribution of each element to the feeling of enticing (homo emotionalis), and second showing price that the respondent would pay (homo economicus). Three mind-sets emerged, one focused on the inner experience, on focused on outer aspects such as restaurant features, and one focused on combinations of the two. The same mind-sets emerged for the two rating scales, but the segmentation into mind-sets were driven by different elements.

Keywords: Algebra; Restaurants; Homo emotionalis Versus; Homo economicus

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Citation

Citation: Howard Moskowitz., et al. “The Algebra of Features in Restaurants: Homo emotionalis Versus Homo economicus".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 7.8 (2023): 28-39.

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