IKEA effect

noun

A cognitive bias in which consumers place a disproportionately high value on products they were involved in creating.

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Meanings

nounIKEA effect (plural IKEA effects)

plural IKEA effects

  1. A cognitive bias in which consumers place a disproportionately high value on products they were involved in creating.

Origin

The name derives from the Swedish manufacturer and furniture retailer IKEA, which sells many furniture products that require assembly.

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APA

IKEA effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IKEA%20effect

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“IKEA effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IKEA%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “IKEA effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/IKEA%20effect.

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