The non-existence of risk attitude

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue NOV, 2011, Pages

  Chater, Nick ^a   Johansson, Petter ^b   Hall, Lars ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY COGNITIVE SCIENCE   (Sweden)

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EID: 84867080597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00303     Document Type: Note

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