An exploratory study of risk-taking with prisoners

dc.contributor.author	Evans, Richard G.
dc.date.accessioned	2005-01-27T23:27:51Z
dc.date.available	2005-01-27T23:27:51Z
dc.date.issued	1970-01
dc.description.abstract	One technique, which has recently emerged from the study of how probabilities and payoffs determine the attractiveness of a gamble, is the use of duplex bets. Systematic and independent manipulation of the gambles' components is possible, within the context of risky decision making, permitting assessment of the contribution that each component makes in the gambles' evaluation. The influence of each risk dimension was inferred from the attractiveness ratings that a sample of 20 recidivists, from a London prison, made for a series of duplex bets.	en
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dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9403
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/527
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	No publisher	en
dc.subject	Gambling--Betting	en
dc.subject	Gambling--Britain	en
dc.subject	Penal system--Britain	en
dc.subject	Duplex bets	en
dc.subject	Gambling--Probability	en
dc.subject.other	Gambling Literature
dc.title	An exploratory study of risk-taking with prisoners	en
dc.type	working paper	en