Preferences induced by accessibility: Evidence from priming

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 250-258

  Kusev, Petko ^a   van Schaik, Paul ^b   Aldrovandi, Silvio ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Precautionary decisions; Priming; Probability; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEMANTICS;

EID: 84874455755     PISSN: 1937321X     EISSN: 2151318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030289     Document Type: Article

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