Dynamic Decision-Making under Uncertainty: An Experimental Investigation of Choices between Accumulator Gambles

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-128

  Cubitt, Robin P ^a   Sugden, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulator gambles; Affective experience; Dynamic choice; Reduction; Separability; Timing independence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035593593     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011105524935     Document Type: Article

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