Not really the same: Computerized and real lotteries in decision making research

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 250-257

  Oeberst, Aileen ^a   Haberstroh, Susanne ^b   Gnambs, Timo ^c  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer; Decision making; Mode effect; Payoff; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; EXPERIMENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; FINANCIAL DECISIONS; MODE EFFECTS; PAYOFF; RISK TAKING; RISK-TAKING BEHAVIORS; SAMPLING PROCEDURES;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84918556595     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.10.060     Document Type: Article

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