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Information leakage from logically equivalent frames.

Shlomi Sher1, Craig R M McKenzie

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, USA. ssher@princeton.edu

Cognition
|December 21, 2005
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Framing effects occur when equivalent frames lead to different choices. New research introduces information equivalence, showing that frames must be informationally equivalent to support normative implications of framing effects.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Decision Science
  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Framing effects demonstrate how equivalent information frames influence choices.
  • Previous conceptualizations of frame equivalence have been incomplete.
  • The normative implications of framing effects depend on a precise understanding of frame equivalence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define the concept of information equivalence for framing effects.
  • To provide a normative account for the valence-consistency of preference shifts in attribute framing.
  • To explore the psychological mechanisms underlying framing effects, particularly information leakage.

Main Methods:

  • A normative analysis of framing effects was conducted.
  • The study introduces and operationalizes the concept of information equivalence.

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  • Empirical evidence supporting the reference point hypothesis was presented.

    • Main Results:

    • Information equivalence is defined as a state where no choice-relevant inferences can be drawn from a speaker's frame choice.
    • Frames must be informationally equivalent to uphold the normative implications of framing effects.
    • Evidence supports the reference point hypothesis, showing that descriptions often highlight increases relative to a reference point, violating information equivalence.

    Conclusions:

    • Information leakage from frames, particularly concerning relative state or valence, violates information equivalence.
    • This leakage provides a normative account for valence-consistent preference shifts.
    • The concept of implicit recommendations, where valenced descriptions leak perceived valence, generalizes this finding.