A tri-reference point theory of decision making under risk

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 743-756

  Wang, X T ^a   Johnson, Joseph G ^b  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expected utility; Reference points; Risk preference; Risky choice; Value functions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874685435     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027415     Document Type: Article

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