Remembering the best and worst of times: Memories for extreme outcomes bias risky decisions

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 629-636

  Madan, Christopher R ^a   Ludvig, Elliot A ^b,c   Spetch, Marcia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Decision making; Decisions from experience; Memory biases; Risky choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901298185     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0542-9     Document Type: Article

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