The Cognitive Processes Underlying Risky Choice |
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Authors: | Eduard Brandstätter Manuela Gussmack |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, , Linz, Austria |
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Abstract: | In this article, we tested two concepts of decision making: expected utility theory and heuristic choice. In Experiment 1, we applied think‐aloud protocols to investigate violations of expected utility theory. In Experiments 2 to 4, we introduced a new process‐tracing method—called predict‐aloud protocols—that has advantages over previously suggested research methods. Results show the following: (i) people examine information between rather than within gambles; (ii) the priority heuristic emerges as the most frequently used strategy when problems are difficult; and (iii) people check for similarity when problems are easy. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | risky choice heuristics process tracing decision making verbal protocols think‐aloud protocols priority heuristic |
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