The common consequence effect is a failure of independence. Let X={$10^6} Px={1} Y={$5x10^6,$10^6,0} Py={.1,.89,.01} X'={$10^6,0} Px'={.11,.89} Y'={$5x10^6,0} Py'={.1,.9} Would you rather choose X or Y? X' or Y'? The answer should be X,X' or Y,Y' according to theory, but people often violate it.