The propensity to forget about the end goal one wants to achieve, and to pursue instead the means or mediums to that end goal.
A medium—for example, points or money—is a token people receive as the immediate reward of their effort. It has no value in and of itself, but it can be traded for a desired outcome. Experiments demonstrate that, when people are faced with options entailing different outcomes, the presence of a medium can alter what option they choose. This effect occurs because the medium presents an illusion of advantage to an otherwise not so advantageous option, an illusion of certainty to an otherwise uncertain option, or an illusion of linearity to an otherwise concave
effort-outcome return relationship. This work has implications for how points influence consumer choice and how money influences human behavior.
A medium—for example, points or money—is a token people receive as the immediate reward of their effort. It has no value in and of itself, but it can be traded for a desired outcome. Experiments demonstrate that, when people are faced with options entailing different outcomes, the presence of a medium can alter what option they choose. This effect occurs because the medium presents an illusion of advantage to an otherwise not so advantageous option, an illusion of certainty to an otherwise uncertain option, or an illusion of linearity to an otherwise concave
effort-outcome return relationship. This work has implications for how points influence consumer choice and how money influences human behavior.
Money by itself is worthless because it is just paper and metal - medium maximization is the reason you want it.
by bardolos December 3, 2017
Get the medium maximizationmug. The high equivalent of tipsy to drunk. (High — medium — low). The beginning buzz after consuming cannabis.
by Kristoner August 3, 2018
Get the Mediummug. Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Garden State; The Eternal Vermillion Borders: The Lung Tissue Medium;Bounty And Brawn: The First Juvenile Release
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Garden State; The Eternal Vermillion Borders: The Lung Tissue Medium;Bounty And Brawn: The First Juvenile Release
by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 30, 2025
Get the Garden State; The Eternal Vermillion Borders: The Lung Tissue Medium;Bounty And Brawn: The First Juvenile Releasemug. by Gorillacrotch July 29, 2022
Get the Medium hossmug. Somewhere between able to drive and vomiting in your shirt so no one sees. Possibly able to drive a short distance safely even though you shouldn't. A BAC between the ranges 0.06 and 0.10.
Katie: Were you trashed last night when you ran over that deer?
Brad: I was medium lit. Otherwise I would have pulled over and made a tuxedo out of the carcass and ran around with it.
Katie: Oh that's great! Glad you are OK!
Brad: I was medium lit. Otherwise I would have pulled over and made a tuxedo out of the carcass and ran around with it.
Katie: Oh that's great! Glad you are OK!
by DixieWreckedMLNJ January 1, 2017
Get the medium litmug. A medium is what you get with the side of your meal but in this case it can refer to you as a side piece to the main
by Jahjahbinxxx1 December 11, 2018
Get the medium frymug. A comment or term used to keep someone guessing what it is when it has no real meaning in order to wind them up.
by mattsandford1 December 7, 2010
Get the Medium tinned moonslicemug.