Jessica's workplace is collecting money for a lottery pool. Each employee can choose to contribute $50, with a 1 in 600,000 chance of winning $1 million. If Jessica chooses not to contribute to the lottery pool, she is probably experiencing:

A. status quo bias.
B. loss aversion.
C. the endowment effect.
D. positive framing.


Answer: B

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