Graphs versus numbers: How information format affects risk aversion in gambling

In lottery gambling, the common phenomenon of risk aversion shows up as preference of the option with the higher win probability, even if a riskier alternative offers a greater expected value. Because riskier choices would optimize profitability in such cases, the present study investigates the visu...

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Main Authors: Michael Dambacher, Peter Haffke, Daniel Groß, Ronald Hübner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-05-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500003077/type/journal_article