In an Experiment on Risk Aversion, a Group of People

question 8

Multiple Choice

In an experiment on risk aversion, a group of people were given the following choice: A) Lose $100 with certainty, or B) 50% chance to win $50, 50% chance to lose $200.An overwhelming majority chose option B.This can be best explained by which of the following?

• A)People have a greater aversion to loss than to risk.
• B)Option B has a smaller expected loss than option A.
• C)This behavior is consistent with risk aversion with losses.
• D)Option B has an expected gain as opposed to certain loss with option A.
• E)This behavior violates the Weak Axiom of Revealed Preference.

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