Human Psychology

Why people do what they do

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Loss aversion

Losses hurt about twice as much as the same-sized gains feel good.

Definition

The tendency for the psychological pain of losing something to exceed the pleasure of gaining an equivalent amount.

Step 1

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.