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Subjective magnitude

We weigh negatives twice as heavily as positives. This is similar to loss aversion: We prefer avoiding losses than acquiring equivalent gains.

Loss aversion focuses narrowly on losses and gains, however, while subjective magnitude broadly considers positive and negative events.

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Loss aversion refers to our tendency to strongly prefer avoiding losses over acquiring gains.

Negativity bias and decision making

We make decisions based on the information that we have. However, we tend to be more reliant on the negative more than the positive. This causes two outcomes:

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Negativity Bias

People weigh negative information more than positive information.

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