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  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"]'
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