Risk-taking in games of chance and skill: Informational and affective influences on choice behavior.
Abstract
Three studies to pinpoint the underlying dynamics related to risk-taking in skilled and chance situations are presented. Study 1 is an attempt to demonstrate that cognitive and motivational theories of risk-taking must be combined to account for individual differences in skilled situations. Studies 2 and 3 show that the effect for uncertainty orientation generalizes to chance situations.
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- Authors
- Sorrentino, R. M., Hewitt, E. C., & Raso-Knott, P. A.
- Affiliations
- Western University (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1992-03
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 522-533
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W1982955210
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Keywords
- risk-taking, games of chance, uncertainty orientation, choice behavior, emotional factors, individual differences
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