Ranked lists skew decision-makers' choices toward top option
Published Date: 11/22/2021
Source: phys.org
In an age of online restaurant reviews and product ratings, landing in first place on a "top 10" list can confer great benefits on the top-ranked option, magnifying the differences between it and all other choices and blinding people to important details that might otherwise affect their decision-making, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.