01
True or false
1 point
A subscription renews automatically unless the customer takes action to stop it. Is the renewal the default?
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6 Framing and the Context of Choice Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
Two programs have equivalent mathematical outcomes, but one is described in terms of lives saved and the other in terms of lives lost. What could explain a change in people's preferences?
- A
The outcomes have different expected values.
- B
The descriptions emphasize gains or losses, which can shift preferences.
- C
The risky option is only available in the lives-lost description.
- D
The descriptions change the number of people affected.
03
Written response
1 point
A software setting remains active unless a user changes it. What is the decision-making term for the option that takes effect when the user does nothing?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
After paying the same price for years, a customer views a price increase as a loss, even though the new price is affordable. The old price is serving as a .
05
Choose one
1 point
Someone expected a very large setback but experienced a smaller one. Which idea best explains why the smaller setback might feel like comparatively good news?
- A
They consider only their final situation, without comparing it to anything.
- B
The setback has become a default that takes effect without action.
- C
They compare the setback with an expectation that was worse.
- D
The setback is framed as a guaranteed gain.
06
True or false
1 point
If stated organ-donation agreement is higher under opt-out rules, that comparison alone proves that the default rule caused the entire difference. Is this claim true or false?
- A
True
- B
False
07
Choose all
1 point
Which features can be part of choice architecture? Select all that apply.
- A
The order in which options are displayed
- B
The chooser's final decision, regardless of how the setting is designed
- C
Which option is preselected
- D
How easy it is to compare or change options
- E
The consequences of each option, considered without regard to their presentation
08
Written response
1 point
What term describes the design of a setting that organizes how people encounter and compare options?
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
A website rearranges its menu to make one plan more prominent but keeps all plans available. Such influences are often called .
10
Choose one
1 point
Which pattern in risk-taking is commonly associated with framing outcomes as gains or losses?
- A
People are always more willing to take risks when pursuing gains.
- B
People often become more willing to take risks when trying to avoid a loss.
- C
Risk attitudes never depend on how outcomes are described.
- D
People always choose a certain outcome when facing a loss.
11
Choose all
1 point
A person wants to compare two uncertain plans without being misled by their presentation. Which steps from the practical decision method should they use? Select all that apply.
- A
Restate the options in neutral, comparable terms.
- B
Identify what counts as a gain or loss and why.
- C
Choose the most vivid description as the most reliable guide.
- D
Compare likely outcomes and probabilities, not just labels.
- E
Assume the default is the chooser's considered preference.
12
Open ended
1 point
A person is choosing between two uncertain plans. One is preselected, and its benefits are described vividly while its costs are less prominent. Explain a practical sequence of checks the person can use to make a more deliberate comparison.
13
True or false
1 point
Framing can influence judgments even when the underlying facts are unchanged, but a wording change does not necessarily alter every person's decision.
- A
True
- B
False
14
Choose one
1 point
A planner suspects that gain- and loss-focused descriptions are changing how people compare two options. What is the fairest way to test whether the framing is influencing choices?
- A
Remove every uncertain option from consideration.
- B
Accept the first description as the most neutral one.
- C
Translate the options into a common format and compare equivalent descriptions.
- D
Keep one option's description vivid and make the other deliberately vague.
15
Written response
1 point
A subscription renews automatically unless the customer actively cancels it. What is the term for the preselected option that takes effect if the customer does nothing?
16
Choose one
1 point
A person expects a large setback but experiences a smaller one. Which explanation best accounts for why the smaller setback might feel like good news?
- A
The person is evaluating only the final outcome, so the expectation is irrelevant.
- B
The expected setback acts as a reference point, making the smaller setback seem comparatively favorable.
- C
The person must be treating the smaller setback as a certain gain.
- D
The person is responding to a default rather than evaluating an outcome.
17
Written response
1 point
What is the term for the way a decision, its options, or their consequences are described?
18
Choose one
1 point
In a choice between a sure outcome and a risky option with equivalent mathematical outcomes, what change in preference might occur when the outcomes are described as losses rather than lives saved?
- A
People generally prefer the risky option whenever outcomes are uncertain.
- B
The options have different expected outcomes, so the wording is irrelevant.
- C
Describing outcomes as losses can increase willingness to take a risk compared with describing equivalent outcomes as gains.
- D
The certain option must always be preferred when the expected outcomes are equal.
19
Choose one
1 point
Which example best fits the description of a nudge?
- A
Removing all but one option so the chooser cannot select anything else.
- B
Changing how options are presented while keeping the alternatives available.
- C
Giving the chooser a cash reward for selecting a particular option.
- D
Requiring the chooser to make a decision without providing information.
20
Choose one
1 point
When two options are described in emotionally different ways, which first step best helps you compare them fairly?
- A
Choose the option with the most prominent label.
- B
Use the most vivid possible description of each outcome.
- C
Accept the option that requires the fewest steps.
- D
Restate the options neutrally and compare their benefits and costs.
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