Status Quo Bias in Decision Making¶
Samuelson, W., & Zeckhauser, R. (1988). Status Quo Bias in Decision Making. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1(1), 7-59.
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Primes¶
- Action Bias
- It is not status-quo bias, which in some framings is the opposite tendency to prefer no change; the two coexist because they apply in different contexts, status-quo bias dominating when the situation requires no action and action bias dominating when one feels pressure to respond.
This sourceEstablishes the status-quo bias, the opposing tendency to disproportionately stick with the current state, with which action bias is contrasted.
- It is not status-quo bias, which in some framings is the opposite tendency to prefer no change; the two coexist because they apply in different contexts, status-quo bias dominating when the situation requires no action and action bias dominating when one feels pressure to respond.
Mechanisms¶
- Add/Remove Symmetry Audit
- It also names why removal is hard, which is often status quo bias
This sourceDocuments a systematic tendency to retain the status quo when alternatives are available.
- It also names why removal is hard, which is often status quo bias
- Calendar Allocation Review
- A recurring meeting persists not because it keeps winning a comparison but because nobody ever reopens the comparison — the classic status-quo bias, where a default option is retained simply for being the default.
This sourceRecurring calendar items are pure defaults, which is why a scheduled ritual that forces re-justification is the natural corrective.
- A recurring meeting persists not because it keeps winning a comparison but because nobody ever reopens the comparison — the classic status-quo bias, where a default option is retained simply for being the default.
- Default and Delegation Protocol
- Defaults are sticky for a documented reason — status-quo bias makes the pre-set option the one people keep even when a better one is available
This sourceDocuments status-quo bias: decision makers disproportionately retain a preexisting or default option.
- Defaults are sticky for a documented reason — status-quo bias makes the pre-set option the one people keep even when a better one is available
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