Gambles vs. quasi-realistic scenarios: Expectations to find probability and risk-defusing information

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-236

  Huber, Oswald ^a   Huber, Odilo W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision process; Information search; Risk; Risk defusing; Risky decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 38149004802     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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