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Framing effects and the reinforcement heuristic

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  • Alós-Ferrer, Carlos
  • Hügelschäfer, Sabine
  • Li, Jiahui

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We examine the effect of win/loss framing on individuals’ use of a reinforcement heuristic in an incentivized probability-updating task. A loss frame strengthens the basic impulse to shift away from an unsuccessful option, but only if this option was chosen freely before.

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  • Alós-Ferrer, Carlos & Hügelschäfer, Sabine & Li, Jiahui, 2017. "Framing effects and the reinforcement heuristic," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 156(C), pages 32-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:156:y:2017:i:c:p:32-35
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2017.03.038
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    Keywords

    Framing; Reinforcement heuristic; Bayesian updating;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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