Cognitive determinants on individual decision-making: a Covid-19 vaccine experimetal approach

Abstract

When setting up a decision-making scenario, we have to take into account a huge number of factors that can influence the outcome of a decision. In our study, we will focus on the issue of Covid-19 vaccines. We will try to explain which are the most relevant cognitive determinants that lead individuals to the resolution of this choice. We conclude that of the three explanatory factors considered: risk-taking, altruism and intrinsic motivation, we only obtain significant effects to accept motivation as a significant driver. One of the possible causes of this outcome is the small sample size and the high vaccination rate in Spain and consequently its under-representation in the database.