In an experiment by Paul Slovic and coworkers (2009) a case history of a mental patient was shown to psychiatrists and forensic psychologists. He then asked them to judge the likelihood that the patient would commit a violent act within six months of being discharged (Slovic et al., 2009, as cited by Goldstein, 2011). The evidence presented by the experiment conducted by Slovic that involved decisions about the mental patient, and people’s response to the lethal disease problem submitted by Tversky and Kahneman, includes the behavior differences between opt-in vs. opt-out procedures. When framed in terms of gains, people use a risk aversion strategy, but when framed in terms of losses, people use a risk-taking approach (Goldstein, 2011). Another influence over decision-making is the need and tendency that individuals have for the rationalization and justification of their decisions (Goldstein,
In an experiment by Paul Slovic and coworkers (2009) a case history of a mental patient was shown to psychiatrists and forensic psychologists. He then asked them to judge the likelihood that the patient would commit a violent act within six months of being discharged (Slovic et al., 2009, as cited by Goldstein, 2011). The evidence presented by the experiment conducted by Slovic that involved decisions about the mental patient, and people’s response to the lethal disease problem submitted by Tversky and Kahneman, includes the behavior differences between opt-in vs. opt-out procedures. When framed in terms of gains, people use a risk aversion strategy, but when framed in terms of losses, people use a risk-taking approach (Goldstein, 2011). Another influence over decision-making is the need and tendency that individuals have for the rationalization and justification of their decisions (Goldstein,