The ability to process emotional information predicts loss aversion

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-266

  Bibby, Peter A ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Big 5; Decision making; Loss aversion; Personality; Risk; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958082814     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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