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| - | '''Choice architecture''' is the design of different ways in which choices can be presented to consumers, and the impact of that presentation on consumer [[decision-making]]. For example, the number of choices presented, the manner in which attributes are described, and the presence of a "default" can all influence consumer choice. As a result, advocates of [[Soft paternalism|libertarian paternalism]] and asymmetric paternalism have endorsed the deliberate design of choice architecture to [[Nudge theory|nudge]] consumers toward personally and socially desirable behaviors like saving for retirement, choosing healthier foods, or registering as an organ donor. These interventions are often justified by the fact that well-designed choice architectures can compensate for irrational [[List of cognitive biases|decision-making biases]] to improve [[Welfare economics|consumer welfare]]. | + | '''Overchoice''' or '''choice overload''' is a cognitive process in which people have a difficult time making a decision when faced with many options. The term was first introduced by [[Alvin Toffler]] in his 1970 book, ''[[Future Shock]]''. |
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| - | + | * [[Analysis paralysis]] | |
| - | * [[Decision making]] | + | * [[Buyer's remorse]] |
| - | * [[Framing (economics)]] | + | * [[Choice architecture]] |
| - | * [[Framing effect (psychology)]] | + | * [[Information overload]] |
| - | * [[List of cognitive biases]] | + | * ''[[The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less]]'', a 2004 book by Barry Schwartz |
| - | * [[Mental accounting]] | + | * [[Tyranny of small decisions]] |
| - | * [[Nudge theory]] | + | |
| - | * [[Overchoice]] | + | |
| - | * [[Propaganda]] | + | |
| - | * [[Public choice theory]] | + | |
| - | * [[Selling technique]] | + | |
| - | * [[Social engineering (political science)]] | + | |
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Overchoice or choice overload is a cognitive process in which people have a difficult time making a decision when faced with many options. The term was first introduced by Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book, Future Shock.
See also
- Analysis paralysis
- Buyer's remorse
- Choice architecture
- Information overload
- The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, a 2004 book by Barry Schwartz
- Tyranny of small decisions
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