BIASES IN MAKING CHOICES.

The article focuses on several biases for making choices which include the ambiguity bias, the confirmation bias, and the status quo bias. Topics discussed include unknown factor that can alter the effectiveness of the choice and student might reduce uncertainty, problem with the confirmation bias i...

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Published in:ETC: A Review of General Semantics Vol. 73; no. 4; pp. 314 - 321
Main Author: DEVITO, JOSEPH A.
Format: Article
Published: Institute of General Semantics, Inc. Oct2016
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        Confirmation bias
        Choice (Psychology)
        College students
        Wireless communications
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