Decision Under Ambiguity: Effects of Sign and Magnitude

Decision under ambiguity (uncertainty with unknown probabilities) has been attracting attention in behavioral and neuroeconomics. However, recent neuroimaging studies have mainly focused on gain domains while little attention has been paid to the magnitudes of outcomes. In this study, we examined th...

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Published in:International journal of neuroscience 2009, Vol.119 (8), p.1170-1178
Main Authors: Inukai, Keigo, Takahashi, Taiki
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ambiguity
behavioral economics
Decision Making - physiology
Ellsberg's paradox
Female
Humans
Male
neuroeconomics
Neuropsychological Tests
Probability
Reward
Risk-Taking
subadditivity
Young Adult
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