Kahneman and Tversky used experiments to examine how people actually make decisions about risk. The researchers found a multi-step process with editing and evaluating phases. People showed a strong preference to avoid losses, much more than probability or expected value would suggest. Their name for this process is .

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p. m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p. m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p. m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?