Dishonestly increasing the likelihood of winning
People not only seek to avoid losses or secure gains; they also attempt to create opportunities for obtaining positive outcomes. When distributing money between gambles with equal probabilities, people often invest in turning negative gambles into positive ones, even at a cost of reduced expected va...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cambridge University Press
2012-05-01
|
Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/12/12117a/jdm12117a.pdf |