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IELTS AcademicListeningShort Answer Comprehension
Level 2 Trap Drill
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Audio Transcript Excerpt: PROFESSOR: 'In our behavioral economics study, participants were given an initial endowment of £50. When told they faced a guaranteed loss of £20 versus a coin toss offering an equal chance of losing £40 or zero, 78% opted for the gamble, illustrating the well-documented phenomenon of loss aversion.'
Answer the question using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS: What behavioral economic phenomenon explains why participants preferred gambling over a certain loss?
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