The initial research into the IKEA Effect, largely by Michael I. Norton, Daniel Mochon, and Dan Ariely, demonstrated that consumers place a higher value on products they have partially created or assembled themselves, irrespective of the quality of the end product. This phenomenon, where personal effort translates into increased perceived value and affe…
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