A5

Framing & Reference

Endowment Effect

Ownership should not affect valuation

5
Models Tested
3
Confirmatory
0.787
Mean Effect
1.772
Max Effect

Theoretical Context

Theoretical Anchor

Thaler (1980)

Normative Violation

Ownership should not affect valuation

Cross-Model Comparison

Effect sizes for Endowment Effect across all tested models

OpenAI
GPT-5.4 Thinking

The Deliberative Calibrator

h = +1.772Confirmatory
OpenAI
GPT-5.2

The Steady Traditionalist

h = +0.877Confirmatory
OpenAI
GPT-5.3 Instant

The Directive Optimist

h = +0.876Confirmatory
Google
Gemini 2.0 Flash

The Consistent Optimist

h = +0.288
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6

The Cautious Contrarian

h = +0.119

Statistical Details

Full results with confidence intervals and sample sizes

Modeln (A)n (B)Cohen's h95% CIStatus
GPT-5.4 Thinking5050+1.7722Confirmatory
GPT-5.25050+0.8770Confirmatory
GPT-5.3 Instant5050+0.8763Confirmatory
Gemini 2.0 Flash5050+0.2882Exploratory
Claude Sonnet 4.65050+0.1189Exploratory