Risky choice framing: Task versions and a comparison of prospect theory and fuzzy-trace theory

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 314-329

  Kühberger, Anton ^a   Tanner, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Framing; Fuzzy trace theory; Prospect theory; Rationality; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954255657     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.656     Document Type: Review

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