Understanding risky behavior: The influence of cognitive, emotional and hormonal factors on decision-making under risk

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2017, Pages

  Kusev, Petko ^a   Purser, Harry ^b   Heilman, Renata ^c   Cooke, Alex J ^a   Van Schaik, Paul ^d   Baranova, Victoria ^e   Martin, Rose ^a   Ayton, Peter ^f  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^d TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive factors; Decision making; Emotional and hormonal factors; Risky behavior; Risky content; Risky context

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014010253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00102     Document Type: Review

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