--- attrs: .reference_type: 0 Abstract: 'Life is full of risky decisions, from the mundane to matters of life or death. Individuals differ in the risks they accept (or even deliberately embrace). However, risk taking is not a single trait but is a behavior influenced by characteristics of the situation (what the decision is about and to what extent it engages affect vs. deliberation), the decision maker (age and gender), and interactions between situation and decision maker. Understanding the mechanisms behind risk taking—or who takes risks when and why—is particularly important when the goal is to influence and modify the behavior.' Author: "Figner, Bernd\rWeber, Elke U." DOI: 10.1177/0963721411415790 Date: 'August 1, 2011' Issue: 4 Journal: Current Directions in Psychological Science Pages: 211-216 Title: 'Who takes risks when and why? Determinants of risk taking' Volume: 20 Year: 2011 _chapter: '["Ch. 26: Decision Support FINAL"]' _record_number: 4054 _uuid: eddaf8a2-2748-4d66-9863-5ce2ffc7f9b3 reftype: Journal Article child_publication: /article/10.1177/0963721411415790 href: https://data.globalchange.gov/reference/eddaf8a2-2748-4d66-9863-5ce2ffc7f9b3.yaml identifier: eddaf8a2-2748-4d66-9863-5ce2ffc7f9b3 publications: - /report/nca3/chapter/decision-support - /report/nca3 uri: /reference/eddaf8a2-2748-4d66-9863-5ce2ffc7f9b3