In his book Risk Savvy (2014), the German psychologist [[Gerd Gigerenzer]] refers to this mental process as ‘Defensive Decision-Making’ – **making a decision which is unconsciously designed not to maximise welfare overall but to minimise the damage to the decision maker in the event of a negative outcome**. --- **Tags** -- [[defensive-decision-making]], [[quotes]], [[incentives]] , [[making-decisions]] , **Source** -- [[202407221554 - B - Alchemy]]