News tagged with risky choices
Great apes make sophisticated decisions
Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, ...
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Women backed by women: taking risks
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The Australian National University has shown that women are more likely to make risky choices when they are surrounded by other women. The findings could help to reduce gender inequality ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Socioeconomic status as child dictates response to stress as adult
When faced with threat, people who grew up poor are more likely to make risky financial choices in search of a quick windfall, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
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Jul 06, 2011 |
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Is the description-experience gap in risky choice limited to rare events?
Psychology researchers at the University of Alberta have found an interesting wrinkle in the decision- making process people use when gambling: People confronted with risky choices respond differently when they rely on past ...
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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Higher level of testosterone in women linked to choice of risky careers
The battle of the sexes rages on, this time from the trading floor. While there has long been debate about the social and biological differences between men and women, new research by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern ...
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Aug 24, 2009 |
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Risky business: Stressed men more likely to gamble
Stressed out, dude? Don't go to Vegas.
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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