On the generality of the effect of experiencing prior gains and losses on the Iowa Gambling Task: A study on young and old adults

Prospect Theory predicts that people tend to be more risk seeking if their reference point is perceived as a loss and more risk averse when the reference point is perceived as a gain. In line with this prediction, Franken, Georgieva, Muris and Dijksterhuis (2006) showed that young adults who had a p...

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Main Authors: Alessia Rosi, Elena Cavallini, Nadia Gamboz, Riccardo Russo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-03-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500007294/type/journal_article