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Recent research by Matthew Rousu, Richard O'Connor, and Maansi Bansal-Travers has found that, in surveys, overweight people will report their health as being worse when they are first asked to report their weight. However, when they are not first asked to report their weight, overweight people are likely to report that they are healthier. This finding would suggest the presence of:_________.
a. status quo bias.
b. priming effects.
c. intertemporal decision- making.
d. framing effects.

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Answer:

b. Priming effect

Explanation:

Priming effect is a phenomenon when exposure to one stimulus a time effect the other stimulus later. Priming effect influences the behavior of individuals. It is used in cognitive psychology by expose to specific stimuli. In the research when overweight people are first to report their weight they consider them as unhealthy where as when they report later they consider themselves as healthy.

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Answer: d. framing effects.

Explanation:

Framing effect is usually cognitive bias observed where people decide or make decisions on options based on how the options are presented with either positive or negative connotations. From the research at first when overweight people report their weight they consider them as unhealthy ( negative ) where as when they report later they consider themselves as healthy ( positive).

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