Effect of Graph Scale on Risky Choice: Evidence from Preference and Process in Decision-Making

Yan Sun, Shu Li, Nicolao Bonini and Yang Liu

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: We investigate the effect of graph scale on risky choices. By (de)compressing the scale, we manipulate the relative physical distance between options on a given attribute in a coordinate graphical context. In Experiment 1, the risky choice changes as a function of the scale in the graph. In Experiment 2, we show that the type of graph scale also affects decision times. In Experiment 3, we examine the graph scale effect by using real money among students who have taken statistics courses. Consequently, the scale effects still appear even when we control the variations in calculation ability and increase the gravity with which participants view the consequence of their decisions. This finding is inconsistent with descriptive invariance of preference. The theoretical implications and practical applications of the findings are discussed.

Date: 2016
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