ST1 - Do defaults save lives?

Question 1

What is Nudging?

Answer 1

altering people’s behavior in a predictable way without forbidding anything or changing their economic incentives

Question 2

What is a default?

Answer 2

The option you get when not actively chosing

Question 3

What is a good example of defaults and the discussion on defaults?

Answer 3

Organ donation (opt in vs. opt out)

Question 4

In ‘do defaults save lives’, in what 4 ways do defaults influence choices?

Answer 4

1. DMs believe defaults are suggestions/recommended options
2. Decisions require stressful effort, DMs don’t want that, defaults are easy
3. Defaults are the status quo, change usually requires a trade off (loss)
4. Social norm

Question 5

What are the main findings on defaults and organ donation?

Answer 5

Countries with an opt-out system have much higher rates of organ donation