Active involvement, not illusory control, increases risk taking in a gambling game

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1063-1071

  Martinez, Frederic ^a   Bonnefon, Jean Francois ^b   Hoskens, Julie ^b  

^a University of Lyon Lyon 2 GREPS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Choice; Gambling; Illusory control; Involvement; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651241568     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802602524     Document Type: Article

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