Framing to reduce present bias in infrastructure design intentions

Hancock, Patrick I.Klotz, LeidyShealy, TrippJohnson, Eric J.Weber, Elke U.Stenger, KatelynVuppuluri, Richa2022-07-122022-07-122022-03-18103954http://hdl.handle.net/10919/111213Infrastructure 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 contextsapplication/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalpsychological distancesocial sustainabilityfutureFraming to reduce present bias in infrastructure design intentionsArticle - RefereediSciencehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.103954253352658192589-0042