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decoy effect

decoy effect noun: the phenomenon whereby consumers will tend to have a specific change in preference between two options when also presented with a third option that is asymmetrically dominated: that is, the third option is inferior in all respects to one option, but, in comparison to the other, it is inferior in some respects and superior in others.

Noun

decoy effect (plural decoy effects)

  1. The phenomenon whereby consumers will tend to have a specific change in preference between two options when also presented with a third option that is asymmetrically dominated: that is, the third option is inferior in all respects to one option, but, in comparison to the other, it is inferior in some respects and superior in others.

Forms of decoy effect

pluraldecoy effects

Questions about decoy effect

What does decoy effect mean?
Decoy effect means the phenomenon whereby consumers will tend to have a specific change in preference between two options when also presented with a third option that is asymmetrically dominated: that is, the third option is inferior in all respects to one option, but, in comparison to the other, it is inferior in some respects and superior in others.
What part of speech is decoy effect?
Decoy effect is a noun.
What is the plural of decoy effect?
The plural of decoy effect is decoy effects.

Words near decoy effect in the dictionary

  1. decouplings
  2. decourous
  3. decoy
  4. decoy duck
  5. decoy ducks
  6. decoy effect
  7. decoy effects
  8. decoy-duck
  9. decoy-ducks
  10. decoyable
  11. decoyed

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