Risky choice frames shift the structure and emotional valence of internal arguments: A query theory account of the unusual disease problem

We examine a Query Theory account of risky choice framing effects — when risky choices are framed as a gain, people are generally risky averse but, when an equivalent choice is framed as a loss, people are risk seeking. Consistent with Query Theory, frames affected the structure of participants’ arg...

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Main Authors: Daniel Wall, Raymond D. Crookes, Eric J. Johnson, Elke U. Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-09-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/20/200604a/jdm200604a.pdf