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Choice behavior consists of the mental process of thinking involved with the process of judging the merits of multiple options and making the decision to select one of them for action. Some simple examples include deciding whether to get up in the morning or go back to sleep, or selecting a given route for a journey. More complex examples (often decisions that affect what a person thinks or their core beliefs) include choosing a lifestyle, religious affiliation, or political position.


In psychologyEdit

Main article: choice theory

In Consumer psychologyEdit

Selecting an item or action from a set of possible alternatives. Individuals must make decisions about desired goods and services because these goods and services are limited.

In behavioural finance and political psychologyEdit

In lawEdit


See alsoEdit


  • Barry Schwartz (2005). The Paradox of Choice: why more is less, Harper Perennial. ISBN 978-0060005696.
  • Daniel Kahneman (Editor), Amos Tversky (Editor) (1999). Choices, Values, and Frames, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521627498.


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