behavioral

Prospect Theory

Prospect Theory is a behavioral economics theory describing how people make decisions under risk by evaluating gains and losses relative to a reference point, with losses weighing more than gains and probabilities weighted nonlinearly.

Example: In a study, participants may prefer a lottery with a small chance of a large payoff over a certain smaller payoff, illustrating overweighting of small probabilities and loss-averse framing.

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