Do not fear your opponent: Suboptimal changes of a prevention strategy when facing stronger opponents

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 527-538

  Slezak, Diego Fernandez ^a   Sigman, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Chess; Decision making; Response time; Speed accuracy trade off

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; GAME; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECREATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84872150528     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025761     Document Type: Article

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