Psychology of Risk Taking : New Research
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1634639197
ISBN-13
9781634639194
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2015
Print length
82 Pages
Weight
356 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 15.80 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Psychology: emotions
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Risk-taking is viewed as an aspect of proneness to problem behavior and a maladaptive trait and the tendency to engage in behaviors whose outcome is uncertain and entails negative consequences. Though risk-taking behavior is likely to be harmful or dangerous, it can also be functional and goal-directed and play an important part in developmental tasks. According to cognitive psychologists, many factors such as decision-making, perceptions'' gains and losses, expectations about the future and biases in risk perception affect a persons'' risk-taking behavior in developmental tasks. This book provides new research in the psychology of risk taking.
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