Problematic Internet Users Show Impaired Inhibitory Control and Risk Taking with Losses: Evidence from Stop Signal and Mixed Gambles Tasks [PDF]
According to the balance model of self-regulation, dysfunction of the inhibitory control and reward processing might be a behavioral marker for addiction and problematic behaviors.
QI eLI +5 more
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Amygdala signals subjective appetitiveness and aversiveness of mixed gambles [PDF]
People are more sensitive to losses than to equivalent gains when making financial decisions. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to illuminate how the amygdala contributes to loss aversion. The blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) response of the amygdala was mapped while healthy individuals were responding to 50/50 gambles with ...
Thomas Z Ramsøy +2 more
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fMRI data of mixed gambles from the Neuroimaging Analysis Replication and Prediction Study. [PDF]
AbstractThere is an ongoing debate about the replicability of neuroimaging research. It was suggested that one of the main reasons for the high rate of false positive results is the many degrees of freedom researchers have during data analysis. In the Neuroimaging Analysis Replication and Prediction Study (NARPS), we aim to provide the first scientific
Botvinik-Nezer R +9 more
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The effects of losses and event splitting on the Allais paradox [PDF]
The Allais Paradox, or common consequence effect, has been a standard challenge to normative theories of risky choice since its proposal over 60 years ago. However, neither its causes nor the conditions necessary to create the effect are well understood.
Bethany J. Weber
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Dishonestly increasing the likelihood of winning [PDF]
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 ...
Shaul Shalvi
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The effects of surrounding positive and negative experiences on risk taking [PDF]
Two experiments explored how the context of recently experiencing an abundance of positive or negative outcomes within a series of choices influences risk preferences.
Sandra Schneider +2 more
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A call for qualitative and mixed-methods research on gambling and cannabis
Gambling disorder and cannabis use disorder are both considered major public health issues. Despite the well-documented frequency of substance use disorders among people with gambling disorder, little is known about the experiences of those who both engage with gambling and cannabis.
Magaly Brodeur +9 more
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‘Tis better to choose and lose than to never choose at all [PDF]
When decisions involve opting in or out of competition many decision makers will opt-in even when doing so leads to losses on average. In the current paper, we examine the generality of this effect in risky choices not involving competition.
Nathaniel J. S. Ashby +2 more
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Under pressure: response urgency modulates striatal and insula activity during decision-making under risk. [PDF]
When deciding whether to bet in situations that involve potential monetary loss or gain (mixed gambles), a subjective sense of pressure can influence the evaluation of the expected utility associated with each choice option.
Catherine L Jones +4 more
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Firm Acquisitions by Family Firms: A Mixed Gamble Approach [PDF]
This study elucidates the mixed gamble confronting family firms when considering a related firm acquisition. The socioemotional and financial wealth trade-off associated with related firm acquisitions as well as their long-term horizon turns family firms more likely to undertake a related acquisition than nonfamily firms, especially when they are ...
Katrin Hussinger, Abdul-Basit Issah
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