Health News from Medical News Today: Personal Experience Tilts Our Risky Decision Making

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Personal Experience Tilts Our Risky Decision Making 1 Jun 2011, 10:00 pm From high-stakes gambling in a casino to deciding whether or not to buy an airplane ticket today or wait for a possible seat sale, our processes for making decisions involving risk show distinct patterns. A new study from the University of Alberta provides evidence that decisions involving risk depend on how we get the information about the potential risks and rewards. The research team, led by Elliot Ludvig, gave people two kinds of choices. One choice was between a surefire win and a 50/50 chance at a double-or-nothing win... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.