Decoy Effect
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Decoy Effect
Short Description: The tendency to switch a preference when a decoy choice is presented.
CAT ID: CAT-2022-051
Layer: 8
Operational Scale: Tactical
Level of Maturity: Observed in the Wild
Category: Exploit
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Detailed Description: The tendency to switch a preference from choice 1 to choice 2, when choice 3 is a simlar, but inferior choice, to choice 2.
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