Posts Tagged ‘risk’

More choices lead to bigger gambles

U. WARWICK (UK) — Based on a flawed perception of “winning big,” people will often take bigger risks when given more choices. Continue…

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Society & Culture - Mar 4, 2013 12:38 - 0 Comments

‘Worry’ genes may stifle risky investments

STANFORD (US) — How much risk you’re willing to take in your investments may be guided by more than financial savvy. It could depend on genetics. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2013 11:37 - 0 Comments

Penicillin, not the pill, sparked sex revolution

EMORY (US) — Non-traditional, riskier sex lives didn’t start in the 1960s, according to an analysis that suggests a treatment for syphilis changed attitudes and behavior. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 15, 2013 11:11 - 0 Comments

Without siblings, China’s kids may fear risk

MONASH U. / U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People who grew up under China’s One Child Policy are less trusting and more risk-averse than those who were born before the law, new research shows. (more…)

People judge flu risk by cost of vaccine

TULANE (US) — Based on the price of medication, consumers make irrational inferences about their risk of getting sick. (more…)

Society & Culture - Dec 5, 2012 11:34 - 0 Comments

With added controls, we risk sharing more

CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — When people get more privacy controls online, they share more sensitive information with larger, and possibly riskier, audiences, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 27, 2012 16:49 - 3 Comments

Just say no: Is going negative the wrong approach?

INDIANA U. (US) — Negative anti-drug messages—like the frying egg “This is your brain on drugs” campaign—may not be an effective way to reach people dealing with substance abuse, a study of brain activity shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 20, 2012 11:35 - 0 Comments

Is ‘perfect storm’ just a lame excuse?

STANFORD (US) — The terms “black swan” and “perfect storm” have become part of the public vocabulary for describing disasters, but a new study suggests they are used too liberally as an excuse for poor planning. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 2, 2012 10:35 - 2 Comments

Teens willing to gamble on unknown

NYU / YALE (US) — Most teenagers engage in unsafe behaviors because of a comfort with the ambiguous, not because they have a taste for risk, a new study suggests. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 19, 2012 8:35 - 3 Comments

Will CEOs control risk if compensation’s at stake?

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Companies should compensate chief executives for managing risk, not reward them for taking excessive risks, research suggests. (more…)

Why we blow it when stakes are high

CALTECH (US) — In sports, on a game show, or just on the job, what causes people to choke when the stakes are high? (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 1, 2012 10:12 - 0 Comments

To allocate funds, rank health risks

U. MISSOURI (US) — A new system may help public health care organizations allocate resources by prioritizing health risks and conditions—in some cases before they become major health problems. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 25, 2012 16:21 - 8 Comments

Foreign language thoughts boost risk-taking

U. CHICAGO (US) — When people consider a problem in a foreign language, they are more likely to take favorable risks and make more rational decisions—a finding that could have implications for business in a global economy. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 17, 2012 15:47 - 0 Comments

Baby curbs risk-taking in women, not men

U. WARWICK (UK) — Unlike women, men don’t curb certain risk-taking behaviors when a baby is present, a new psychology study suggests. (more…)

Jump or not jump: Why we chicken out

CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Whether it’s investing in stocks, bungee jumping, or speaking in public, why do we often plan to take risks but then back down when the moment of truth arrives? (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 9, 2012 12:04 - 0 Comments

As investors age, ‘risk tolerance’ shrinks

U. MISSOURI (US) — According to a new study, willingness to take financial risks, or “risk tolerance,” changes in response to age and the economy. (more…)