Testing Boundaries: A Theory of Adaption and Framing Effects in Ongoing Tasks

Abstract

This thesis
investigates
how
information
presentation
affects
decisions in
ongoing
task scenarios.
 For
 this
 purpose
it
re‐applies the
principles of
bounded rationality and
specifically
framing
effects into
 this
 domain.
Over
a
number
of
studies,
unique properties concerning
both
frame effectiveness and
additional
measures
such
as
confidence
are
observed
to
occur.
A
theory
of
cognitive
adaptation to
novel
scenarios,
and
a
re‐defining of the concept of framing
effects are
proposed as a
result.

Date of Award	31 Dec 2012
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Bath
Supervisor	Peter Johnson (Supervisor)