From preference shifts to information leaks: Examining Individuals' sensitivity to information leakage in the framing effect

• Published in: Cognition Vol. 258; p. 106087
• Main Authors: Ghasemi, Omid, Harris, Adam J.L., Newell, Ben R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2025
• Subjects: Adaptable decision-making; Adolescent; Adult; Bias; Choice Behavior - physiology; Choice-architecture; Decision Making - physiology; Female; Framing effect; Humans; Information leakage; Male; Rationality; Young Adult; Information leakage; Choice-architecture; Adaptable decision-making; Framing effect; Rationality; Bias

The framing effect is a highly robust phenomenon, wherein logically equivalent options (e.g., 90 % chance of winning vs. 10 % chance of losing) trigger different preferences. The Information Leakage account provides a rational interpretation of this effect by suggesting that choice of frame ‘leaks’...