Whether or not Completeness is a plausible rationality constraint depends both on what sort of options are under consideration, and how we interpret preferences over these options.
The values were used to study choice behaviours in real-life situations, showing their effectiveness in interpreting the preference for organic products (Grunert and Juhl 1995), for sustainable food consumption (Thøgersen and Ölander 2002), for fair trade (Doran 2009) and, more in general, for purchasing behaviour (Hansen 2008).
Alternatively, we could interpret students' later preference for placing mutation on arrows as an indication of a better appropriation of the concept and of biological language.
We interpret the observed preference of resting at intermediate distances to gravel roads as a trade-off between the risk of encountering humans and good access to roads for increased travel speed and scent-marking.
Studies of preferences measured before genetic counselling have further shown that clients have high preference for information, although it is difficult to interpret findings regarding preferences for aspects other than information given clients' lack of knowledge about the counselling process before attendance (Cohn et al, 2003; Tiller et al, 2005).
The present study was designed to examine behavioral responses (interpreted as preferences) to olfactory cues (nest bedding odor and odors of estrous and anestrus females) in adult male rats after they had a short term reversible, bilateral, nasal obstruction (RbNO) as developing rat pups.
However, obtaining and interpreting patients' preferences for acute or non-fatal conditions can be problematic (Bala and Zarkin, 2000).
Knowing these two circumstances, perception of economic value and resistance to loss, would be most valuable in planning health provisions and interpreting the preferences of the people to which this service is addressed.
Lynd and others proposed 10 criteria for benefit-harm assessments--be universal, inclusive, comprehensive, patient-sensitive, easily interpreted consider preferences, define when benefits outweigh harms, incorporate uncertainty, be flexible and integrate economic evaluations) [ 41].
Then the general public, news organizations and all 10 (yes, 10!) political bodies that represent each citizen will be able to fully interpret the clear preferences of each constituency.
