Laboratory simulated gambling: Risk varies across participant-stake procedure

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-143

  Brandt, Andrew E ^a   Sztykiel, Haley ^b   Pietras, Cynthia J ^c  

^a OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

endowment effect gambling; risk; stake

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GAME; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876120462     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2013.776509     Document Type: Article

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