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Framing to reduce present bias in infrastructure design intentions

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Infrastructure professionals (N = 261) were randomly assigned to either a future or present-framed project description and asked to recommend design attributes for an infrastructure project. The future-framed condition led professionals to propose a significantly longer infrastructure design life, useful life to the community, and acceptable return on financial investment. The findings suggest a straightforward and inexpensive way to lessen present bias in various design contexts.

Source: iScience

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.103954