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Decision

Everything on this site about decision — each one naming the study behind it.

You choose the middle option to avoid extremes.
A third, inferior option can make the other choices more attractive.…
You feel less guilty when you choose inaction.
Humans assign more moral weight to active harm than passive neglect.…
You gauge risk by the news, not logic.
You estimate the probability of events based on how easily examples arise.…
You stick to the status quo to avoid making a choice.
The default effect is your tendency to accept a pre-set option because it requires no active decision-making.…
You feel more capable when you believe you have control.
A 1975 study demonstrated that people were less likely to sell a lottery ticket if they were the ones who had chosen t…
You like the things you choose more than you did.
A 1956 study found that after being asked to rate several household appliances, participants rated the one they chose …
A random number drastically alters your next choice.
In a 1974 study, spinning a wheel of fortune influenced participants' subsequent estimates of geographical data.…