Framing to reduce present bias in infrastructure design intentions

Infrastructure professionals (N = 261) were randomly assigned to either a future or present-framed project description and asked to recommend design attributes for an infrastructure project. The future-framed condition led professionals to propose a significantly longer infrastructure design life, u...

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Published in:iScience 2022-03, Vol.25 (3), p.103954-103954, Article 103954
Main Authors: Hancock, Patrick I., Klotz, Leidy, Shealy, Tripp, Johnson, Eric J., Weber, Elke U., Stenger, Katelyn, Vuppuluri, Richa
Format: Article
Language:English
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Civil engineering
Construction engineering
Interdisciplinary application studies
Sociology
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Summary:Infrastructure professionals (N = 261) were randomly assigned to either a future or present-framed project description and asked to recommend design attributes for an infrastructure project. The future-framed condition led professionals to propose a significantly longer infrastructure design life, useful life to the community, and acceptable return on financial investment. The findings suggest a straightforward and inexpensive way to lessen present bias in various design contexts [Display omitted] •Designers were temporally primed prior to engaging in a design decision scenario•The prime was delivered through word tense changes to a request for proposal•The future orientation significantly improved the sustainability of design concepts•Results indicate present bias can be reduced through changes to design documents Civil engineering; Construction engineering; Interdisciplinary application studies; Sociology
ISSN:2589-0042
2589-0042
DOI:10.1016/j.isci.2022.103954