Environmental information and seasonal climate forecasts can be framed in ways that highlight different aspects of a problem. Presentation of gains vs. losses, short-term vs. long-term results, and taking an individual vs. a group perspective on an issue can influence decisions. Framing of information is not merely part of the communication process, but is also something that individuals and groups do as they absorb information. The following projects study the process under which frames are changed or added during group deliberations.

Individual, Household, and Technical Advisor-Assisted Agriculture Decision Making in the Argentine Pampas »
This project studies how individual differences in preferences and expectation influence decision framing and objective functions, and how those interact and integrate in very small groups.

Making Sense of Forecasts: the Role of Group Discussion in Understanding Climate Information »
This project examines group processes and goals in framing decisions and in using scientific information within well-established farming and pastoralist communities in Uganda.

Mental Representation and Framing in Individual and Group Decisions »
We aim to understand the extent to which various framing effects (reference point, status quo, time horizon, and budget) are reduced or enhanced by group processes compared with individual decision processes.

More Research
Decision Making Under Risk of Extreme Climate Events Among Farmers in the Northeastern U.S. »

Interdependent Security: Toward Realistic Behavioral Models »

Strategic Orientation in Individua and Group Decisions »

Framing and Group Decision Making »



Last Updated: June 1, 2006