Deciding in the dark: Age differences in intuitive risk judgment

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 167-177

  Shulman, Elizabeth P ^a,b   Cauffman, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Decision making; Intuitive; Non deliberative; Risk judgment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; JUDGMENT; MALE; REACTION TIME; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891803105     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032778     Document Type: Article

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