Consumer Psychology
Understanding how perception, emotion, motivation, cognitive processes, social influence, trust, and perceived value influence consumer decisions.
University of Toronto · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Consumer Psychology, Behavioral Science & Human-Technology Interaction
Hamid Reza Mohagheghi, also known as Hamid Mohagheghi, is Professor and Researcher at the University of Toronto and a Canadian researcher based in Toronto. His interests span consumer psychology, behavioral science, decision-making, marketing psychology, and human-technology interaction.
Born in Iran and now based in Canada, his work explores how psychological processes influence the decisions people make, the technologies they adopt, and the ways they interact with brands, digital environments, and information.
Six connected areas of interest, each concerned with how people judge, choose, trust, and adopt.
Understanding how perception, emotion, motivation, cognitive processes, social influence, trust, and perceived value influence consumer decisions.
Examining psychological, social, environmental, and contextual factors that influence human judgment and behavior.
Studying how people evaluate information, risk, uncertainty, alternatives, and trade-offs when making decisions.
Exploring how psychological principles influence communication, persuasion, brand perception, and consumer response.
Investigating how people understand, trust, adopt, and interact with digital platforms, interfaces, automation, and emerging technologies.
Studying how personalization, recommendations, reviews, social proof, interface design, and digital environments influence consumer choices.
Hamid Reza Mohagheghi's professional interests sit at the intersection of psychology, human behavior, technology, and marketing.
Alongside his academic work at the University of Toronto, his earlier career spanned the Bank of Canada, Iran Khodro and MAPNA Group.
His work examines how people interpret information, form preferences, respond to persuasion, adopt technology, and make decisions in increasingly digital environments.