Essays about: "Behavioral bias"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the words Behavioral bias.

  1. 6. Memory and Inferences of Cheating Behavior: Age and Interindividual Differences in Trust Impact Decision Bias

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Hannah Tucker; [2023]
    Keywords : Cheating sensitivity; social contract theory; integrative encoding; general trust scale; decision bias; generalization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The social contract theory hypothesis of a memory enhancement for cheaters remains a continued debate, but few studies have addressed the potential inferential role of such an enhancement. Moreover, little research has been conducted on interindividual characteristics and how these may impact cheating sensitivity. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Price of Fear : Estimating the economic effect of fear of crimeusing sold apartments in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nytell Erik; [2022]
    Keywords : Hedonic pricing model; fixed effects; crime; fear of crime; emotions; heuristics; cognitive bias; behavioral economics; housing prices; Stockholm; Sweden; Hedonisk modell; fixa effekter; brott; rädsla för brott; ekonomiska konsekvenser; bostadspriser; irrationellt tänkande; beteendeekonomi; Stockholm; Sverige;

    Abstract : Fear of crime may differ between areas, even if levels of crime do not differ. Policymakers and companies should be interested in how much economical values individuals put on their emotions. No previous paper has tried to estimate the economic consequences of the kind of fear of crime that does not stem from an increase in crime. READ MORE

  4. 8. I want to be sustainable, but I love my car! A mixed-method study of consumer adoption of u-PSS from a Prospect Theory perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Josefin Edenborg; Linnéa Falk; [2022]
    Keywords : User-Product Service System; Car-Sharing; Prospect Theory; Framing; Mixed-method;

    Abstract : Critical to the transition towards a Circular Economy is for organizations to move from traditional linear, make-use-dispose business models to circular. One such business model, "Use-Oriented Product-Service- Systems'' (u-PSS), has gained increased traction among both scholars and practitioners due to its environmental benefits. READ MORE

  5. 9. Disposition Effect and Time: Are investors increasingly reluctant to realize losses the longer they hold on to a stock?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mathias Lien Oskarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Behavioral finance; Disposition effect; Holding period; Gender; Age;

    Abstract : The disposition effect is defined as the notion that investors hold on to losses for too long. In this paper I study how the disposition effect is influenced by the longer the investor holds on to a stock. READ MORE

  6. 10. Exponential Growth Bias and Loss Aversion in the Context of COVID-19 and the Moderation Effect of Need for Cognition

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Berill Varga; [2022]
    Keywords : exponential growth bias; prospect theory; framing; need for cognition; COVID-19;

    Abstract : Humans have difficulties grasping the notion of exponential growth and often underestimate the accumulated final value, a phenomenon called exponential growth bias (EGB). During the COVID-19 pandemic, this tendency led to the inaccurate judgment of the virus spread, ultimately making safety measures seem less important. READ MORE