Trajectory of risky decision making for potential gains and losses from ages 5 to 85

The ability to make advantageous decisions in the face of uncertainty is an essential human skill, yet the development of such abilities over the lifespan is still not well understood. In the current study, from childhood through older adulthood, we tracked the developmental trajectory of risk takin...

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Published in:	Journal of behavioral decision making Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 331 - 344
Main Authors:	Weller, Joshua A., Levin, Irwin P., Denburg, Natalie L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-10-2011 Wiley Periodicals Inc
Subjects:	Age difference Behavioral decision theory children Cognition & reasoning cognitive aging Decision making Economic psychology expected value Life history Management science Neuropsychology older adults Operations research Risk Risk aversion risk taking Studies
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