compromise effect

noun

The observation that people tend to prefer a middle option when it is presented along with extremes.

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Meanings

nouncompromise effect (plural compromise effects)

plural compromise effects

  1. human sciencesThe observation that people tend to prefer a middle option when it is presented along with extremes.
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