Criteria instability and the isolated option effect

In two-stage choices, decision makers often compare a new (isolated) option with the winner from the first stage. Previous research has identified a choice advantage for an isolated option, ostensibly due to loss aversion. We propose an alternative mechanism suggesting that instability of the criter...

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Published in:Organizational behavior and human decision processes 2008-07, Vol.106 (2), p.153-167
Main Authors: Palmeira, Mauricio M., Krishnan, H. Shanker
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Biological and medical sciences
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Decision making. Choice
Decision models
Decision theory
Economic psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Isolated option effect
Multiple criteria decision making
Options
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Random component
Sequential choice
Studies
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Choice
Cognition. Intelligence
Comparative analysis
Decision making
Decision making. Choice
Decision models
Decision theory
Economic psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Isolated option effect
Multiple criteria decision making
Options
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Random component
Sequential choice
Studies
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