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Decision science

a choice model where people anticipate disappointment when an outcome falls short of what they expected from a gamble.

In decision science, disappointment theory refers to a choice model where people anticipate disappointment when an outcome falls short of what they expected from a gamble. This meaning comes from Bell (1985) in Operations Research.[1]

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References

Bell, D. E. (1985). Disappointment in Decision Making Under Uncertainty. Operations Research, 33(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.33.1.1

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