Low- and High-Testosterone Individuals Exhibit Decreased Aversion to Economic Risk
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Low- and high-testosterone individuals exhibit decreased aversion to economic risk.
Testosterone is positively associated with risk-taking behavior in social domains (e.g., crime, physical aggression). However, the scant research linking testosterone to economic risk preferences presents inconsistent findings. We examined the relationship between endogenous testosterone and individuals' economic preferences (i.e., risk preference, ambiguity preference, and loss aversion) in a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Science
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0956-7976,1467-9280
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611401752