The Certainty Effect Shows That

question 14

Multiple Choice

The certainty effect shows that

• A)people are overconfident about their choices.
• B)people prefer certain outcomes to uncertain outcomes even when the expected value of the uncertain outcome is lower.
• C)people prefer certain outcomes to uncertain outcomes even when the expected value of the uncertain outcome is higher.
• D)people prefer certain outcomes to uncertain outcomes even when the expected values are the same.

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