Acute stress affects risk taking but not ambiguity aversion

Economic decisions are often made in stressful situations (e.g., at the trading floor), but the effects of stress on economic decision making have not been systematically investigated so far. The present study examines how acute stress influences economic decision making under uncertainty (risk and...

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Main Authors: Magdalena eBuckert, Christiane eSchwieren, Brigitte M. Kudielka, Christian J. Fiebach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2014.00082/full