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How do people typically react to catastrophic events?


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Status Quo Bias

The tendency for people to prefer things to stay the same by doing nothing or sticking with a decision made previously.

Prospect Theory

A psychological theory that describes how people make decisions based on the potential value of losses and gains rather than the final outcome.

Endowment Effect

A psychological phenomenon where people ascribe more value to things merely because they own them.

Prospect Theory

A behavioral economic theory that describes how people make decisions under conditions of risk and uncertainty, prioritizing losses differently from gains.

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