An interactionist perspective on the relation between 2D:4D and behavior: An overview of (moderated) relationships between 2D:4D and economic decision making

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-401

  Millet, Kobe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Cooperation; Decision making; Digit ratio; Discounting; Dominance; Economic behavior; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959356060     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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