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Decoy effect is a term in marketing (also called asymmetrical dominance effect), which the phenomenon a stronger preference of the consumers in relation to an object with consideration two certain objects describes, caused by the addition of a third asymmetrically dominating object. An asymmetrically dominating object is not in various regard better than "“one"” of the two objects, dominated however by any means both objects.

If it comes for example to the decision between different MP3 Playern, the consumer will generally see the higher storage capacity and the low price than positive attributes; during some consumers a Player to have would like, which can store more songs, would like others a Player, which costs less. In the decision situation 1 two devices are available:

Entscheigungssituation 1
AB
Price$399$299
Storage capacity30GB15GB

In Entscheigungssituation 2 the asymmetrically dominating is not object C only concerning the storage capacity better as B and under any circumstances better than A. as the object C is added - most consumers would usually reject which, presupposed the fact that a lower price for the model with a higher storage capacity be paid can - became the object A, which non-dominant factor object, more frequently is selected, as if only two options, as in the decision situation 1 would be available.

Entscheigungssituation 2
ABC
Price$399$299$450
Storage capacity30GB15GB25GB

The object C is thus a "“seal"” (English decoy), whose purpose is it to increase the paragraph of object A.

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