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  • Neuroeconomics
  • Decision Science

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  • Loss aversion, characterized by heightened sensitivity to losses, is traditionally viewed as a cognitive bias.
  • Emerging evidence suggests loss aversion may involve attentional or emotional regulation, pointing towards information processing differences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate between cognitive bias and information processing accounts of loss aversion.
  • To investigate the underlying cognitive mechanisms of loss aversion using computational modeling.

Main Methods:

  • Applied the drift-diffusion model (DDM) to analyze choice and response time (RT) data from a card gambling task.
  • Participants completed a task with unknown risk distributions, and loss aversion was individually assessed.
  • Participants were categorized into terciles based on their loss aversion scores.

Main Results:

  • The most loss-averse group exhibited a significantly lower drift rate, indicating slower information uptake.
  • No significant differences were observed in starting bias or threshold separation across groups.
  • Decision thresholds do not appear to be influenced by the degree of loss aversion.

Conclusions:

  • Findings support an information accumulation account of loss aversion.
  • Loss aversion is associated with differences in the speed of information processing, not altered decision thresholds.
  • The drift-diffusion model provides valuable insights into the cognitive mechanisms of economic decision-making.