The role of risk aversion in non-conscious decision making

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Wang, Shuo ^a   Krajbich, Ian ^a,b   Adolphs, Ralph ^a   Tsuchiya, Naotsugu ^a,c,d,e,f  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidence; Consciousness; Decision making; Post decision wagering; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867125863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00050     Document Type: Article

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