Effects of stress on decisions under uncertainty: A meta-analysis

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 909-933

  Starcke, Katrin ^a   Brand, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Decision making; Meta analysis; Risk; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DECISION MAKING; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; UNCERTAINTY;

AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-AMYLASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DECISION MAKING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; REWARD; RISK-TAKING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84969260941     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/bul0000060     Document Type: Article

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