Tendency for people to choose the default option.
Samuelson, W., & Zeckhauser, R. (1988). Status Quo Bias in Decision Making. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1(1), 7-59.
The three items are as follows:
1. A few years ago it became possible to switch electricity provider. Have you switched electricity provider since this possibility was introduced?
a. Yes
b. No
2. A few years ago it became possible to switch telephone operator from Telia. Have you switched telephone operator since this possibility was introduced?
a. Yes
b. No
3. Have you left the Church of Sweden since the separation from the state?
a. Yes
b. No, I am still in the Church of Sweden
c. No, I did not belong to the Church of Sweden at the separation from the state
In each item, participants who responded "No" are coded as biased.
Cesarini, D., Johannesson, M., Magnusson, P. K. E., & Wallace, B. (2012). The behavioral genetics of behavioral anomalies. Management Science, 58(1), 21–34.