The results of the experiment are broadly consistent with the hypothesis that money outlays are perceived as losses.
"You will be amazed at how much you find out about yourself through the process, and you will be thankful for what you gain after experiencing what you perceive as loss".
Schools perceived as stronger blocked the way.
This loss may be perceived as a loss of the parent's future hopes and of their potential for fulfilling their dreams.
The reason for this diversion may be loss aversion, meaning that if a change is perceived as a loss compared to a reference level, it results in a greater change in utility than if the same change is perceived as a gain.
But in what could be perceived as a loss of concentration and an inconsistent release point, he faltered against the worst of the N.L., losing against Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Washington.
The passage of a rival plan "could be perceived as her loss," the friend felt.
Judging from the atmosphere among the Rangers, though, it was perceived as a loss, or at least as a game that could easily have been won.
Parting with an endowed good is perceived as a loss greater than the potential gain from acquiring another good of putatively equal value.
Not long ago, fed up with what he perceived as a loss of professional autonomy, Dr. Bhupinder Singh, 42, a general internist in New York, sold his practice and went to work part time at a hospital in Queens.
