Evolutionary hypotheses of risk-sensitive choice: Age differences and perspective change

Ethology and Sociobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-15

  Wang, X T ^a  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Age difference; Choice; Decision making; Reasoning; Risk preference; Subjective perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002972629     PISSN: 01623095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3095(95)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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