Integration and segregation of prior outcomes in risky decisions

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-296

  Gärling, Tommy ^a   Romanus, Joakim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Multistage decision making; Risky decisions; Temporal integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009111162     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00038     Document Type: Article

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