Information Use Differences in Hot and Cold Risk Processing: When Does Information About Probability Count in the Columbia Card Task?

Frontiers in Psychology

Łukasz Markiewicz¹ 

关键词: Columbia Card Task (CCT);    Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT);    dual process theory;    dynamic risk taking;    experience based probability format;    information use;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01727

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This paper aims to provide insight into information processing differences between hot and cold risk taking decision tasks within a single domain. Decision theory defines risky situations using at least three parameters: outcome one (often a gain) with its probability and outcome two (often a loss) with a complementary probability. Although a rational agent should consider all of the parameters, s/he could potentially narrow their focus to only some of them, particularly when explicit Type 2 processes do not have the resources to override implicit Type 1 processes. Here we investigate differences in risky situation parameters' influence on hot and cold decisions. Although previous studies show lower information use in hot than in cold processes, they do not provide decision weight changes and therefore do not explain whether this difference results from worse concentration on each parameter of a risky situation (probability, gain amount, and loss amount) or from ignoring some parameters.

【 授权许可】

CC BY