loss aversion
people's tendency to prefer avoiding losses to acquiring equivalent gains, a behavior first identified by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman
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loss aversion
Summary
loss aversion is a cognitive bias[1]. It draws 408 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #13 of 95).[2]
Key Facts
- loss aversion's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
- loss aversion's subclass of is recorded as fear[4].
- loss aversion's subclass of is recorded as aversion[5].
- loss aversion's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[6].
- loss aversion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nvgr[7].
- loss aversion's different from is recorded as Q128801594[8].
- loss aversion's Quora topic ID is recorded as Loss-Aversion[9].
- loss aversion's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as loss-aversion[10].
- loss aversion's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778174566[11].
- loss aversion's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778174566[12].
Why It Matters
loss aversion draws 408 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #13 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]