Inga listens intently as her economics professor describes the 4 percent unemployment rate in her county. Troubled by this stati
stic, she later talks with her friend Marlo, who is enrolled in a different section of the same economics course. "Unemployment in our county is horrible!" laments Inga. "What do you mean?" replies Marlo. "The professor clearly told us that 96 percent of people in our county have a job, which sounds pretty good to me." Which barrier to reasoning rationally could be affecting Inga's and Marlo's conclusions?
The framing effect is the barrier to reasoning rationally that could be affecting Inga's and Marlo's conclusions. The framing effect is a cognitive bias whereby people make conclusions and judgement on a topic or subject based on how the was presented (framed). An issue that was negatively framed as in the case of Inga's professor will elicit a negative conclusion from the listeners while an issue that was positively framed as in the case of Maro's professor will elicit a positive conclusion.
Policy formulation refers to the creation if a certain policy that is deemed as proper or acceptable for addressing the current issue that the government face. During this process, government representatives would ask civilians to present the problems that they face so it could be evaluated by the government team.
