_____ is the tendency to experience stronger negative emotions when losing something of value than the positive emotions experienced when gaining something of equal value.
A. Implicit favoritism
B. Bounded rationality
C. Intuition
D. Nonprogrammed decision making
E. Prospect theory effect
E. Prospect theory effect
Escalation of commitment is partly fueled by the prospect theory effect. This is the tendency to
experience stronger negative emotions when losing something of value than the positive
emotions experienced when gaining something of equal value.
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What will be an ideal response?
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