Attraction Effect in Risky Choice Can Be Explained by Subjective Distance Between Choice Alternatives

Abstract Individuals make decisions under risk throughout daily life. Standard models of economic decision making typically assume that people evaluate choice options independently. There is, however, substantial evidence showing that this independence assumption is frequently violated in decision m...

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Main Authors: Peter N. C. Mohr, Hauke R. Heekeren, Jörg Rieskamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06968-5