Loss aversion ↔ fear of missing out

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Loss aversion and fear of missing out are both cognitive biases leveraged by marketing strategies to drive impulsive consumer behavior, as evidenced by [1] and [2]. Furthermore, [3] highlights that advertisers exploit the psychological preference for avoiding loss to trigger the fear of missing out in consumers.

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The Science of Marketing: Cognitive Biases That Shape Purchasing ... digitalmarketinglaboratory.com Digital Marketing Laboratory 1 fact

claimThe Scarcity Effect is closely tied to loss aversion, urgency, and the fear of missing out (FOMO).

Is advertising manipulative? | University of Nevada, Reno unr.edu University of Nevada, Reno 1 fact

claimConsumers are more emotionally invested in avoiding loss than in earning rewards, a psychological trait that advertisers exploit through flash deals and pseudo-urgency to trigger fear of missing out.

Understanding the Psychology of Impulse Buying in E-Commerce jmsr-online.com Journal of Management and Science Research 1 fact

claimMarketing and advertising serve as strong external stimuli for impulsive online purchases by exploiting cognitive biases such as scarcity, loss aversion, and fear of missing out (FOMO) through flash sales, personalized recommendation engines, and urgency-based messaging.