Publication: Risk and rationality: The effects of mood and decision rules on probability weighting
Risk and rationality: The effects of mood and decision rules on probability weighting
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Fehr-Duda, H., Epper, T., Bruhin, A., & Schubert, R. (2011). Risk and rationality: The effects of mood and decision rules on probability weighting. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 78(1–2), 14–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2010.12.004
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Empirical research has shown that people tend to overweight small probabilities and underweight large probabilities when valuing risky prospects, but little is known about factors influencing the shape of the probability weighting curve. Based on a laboratory experiment with monetary incentives, we demonstrate that pre-existing good mood is significantly associated with women’s probability weights: Women in a better than normal mood tend to weight probabilities relatively more optimistically. Many men, however, seem to be immunized ag
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- Fehr-Duda, Helga
- Epper, Thomas
- Bruhin, Adrian
- Schubert, Renate
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Fehr-Duda, H., Epper, T., Bruhin, A., & Schubert, R. (2011). Risk and rationality: The effects of mood and decision rules on probability weighting. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 78(1–2), 14–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2010.12.004
