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  2. Ambiguity aversion - Wikipedia

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    The distinction between ambiguity aversion and risk aversion is important but subtle. Risk aversion comes from a situation where a probability can be assigned to each possible outcome of a situation and it is defined by the preference between a risky alternative and its expected value. Ambiguity aversion applies to a situation when the ...

  3. Ambiguity effect - Wikipedia

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    The ambiguity effect is a cognitive tendency where decision making is affected by a lack of information, or "ambiguity". [1] The effect implies that people tend to select options for which the probability of a favorable outcome is known, over an option for which the probability of a favorable outcome is unknown.

  4. Ellsberg paradox - Wikipedia

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    Maxmin expected utility: Axiomatized by Gilboa and Schmeidler [8] is a widely received alternative to utility maximization, taking into account ambiguity-averse preferences. This model reconciles the notion that intuitive decisions may violate the ambiguity neutrality, established within both the Ellsberg Paradox and Allais Paradox .

  5. Risk aversion (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Certainty condition: The median price paid to avoid an electric shock was $19.86. Most participants (24/30) preferred receiving the shock over paying more than $20. Low-probability condition: The median price paid to avoid a 1% chance of a shock was $7, substantially greater than the median price paid to avoid a 1% chance of a $20 penalty.

  6. Why the concept of 'loss aversion' could help explain Biden's ...

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    Begala’s case is that loss aversion can be used in non-inflation contexts to make Americans realize that the results of the 2024 election could mean losses for them in things like abortion ...

  7. Aversion - Wikipedia

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    Aversion means opposition or repugnance. The following are different forms of aversion: Ambiguity aversion; Brand aversion; Dissent aversion in the United States of America; Endowment effect, also known as divestiture aversion; Food aversion; Inequity aversion; Loss aversion; Risk aversion; Taste aversion; Work aversion; Aversion may also refer ...

  8. The psychology of food aversions: Why some people don't grow ...

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    "The important thing to keep in mind is whether that food aversion is impacting your quality of life," she says. "If it's just a few preferences but someone eats other foods in that food group, it ...

  9. Avoidance response - Wikipedia

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    A simple example of this is conditioned food aversion, or the aversion developed to food that has previously resulted in sickness. Food aversions can also be conditioned using classical conditioning, so that an animal learns to avoid a stimulus previously neutral that has been associated with a negative outcome. [3]