Risk-Taking Decisioning Task
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A Risk-Taking Decisioning Task is a decisioning task that involves uncertain rules and uncertain outcomes.
- Example(s):
- a Gambling Task, such as an Iowa Gambling Task.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Risky Choice, Bad Choice, Uncertain Promise, Uncertain Outcome.
References
2002
- (Ernst et al., 2002) ⇒ Monique Ernst, Karen Bolla, Maria Mouratidis, Carlo Contoreggi, John A. Matochik, V. Kurian, Jean-Lud Cadet, Alane S. Kimes, and Edythe D. London. (2002). “Decision-making in a risk-taking task: A PET study.” In: Neuropsychopharmacology, 26.
- QUOTE: The risk-taking task is a computerized gambling card game that tests the ability to choose between high gains with a risk for even higher losses, and low gain with a risk for smaller losses. ...
... Performance on the risk-taking task was measured by a global outcome score (net score), consisting of the total number of cards chosen from the advantageous decks (C+D) minus the number of cards chosen from the disadvantageous decks (A+B) (Bechara et al. 1994).
- QUOTE: The risk-taking task is a computerized gambling card game that tests the ability to choose between high gains with a risk for even higher losses, and low gain with a risk for smaller losses. ...