When the Research Team Presented Alternatives in Terms of a Chance

question 8

Multiple Choice

 When the research team presented alternatives in terms of a chance for losses, the board chose the risk-seeking alternative, but when the team presented the alternatives in terms of opportunities for gain in the following meeting, the board switched to the risk-averse alternative. The board had succumbed to the _____ bias.

• A) framing
• B) discounting
• C) status quo
• D) confirmation

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