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Risky Gains task
Subjects are presented with a sequence of three numbers in ascending order (20, 40, and 80). Each number is displayed onscreen for one second and, if the subject presses a button while that number is displayed, he/she receives that number of points along with immediate positive visual and auditory feedback. When a 40 or 80 appears, however, there is a chance that it will appear in an alternate color, along with immediate negative feedback signaling a loss of 40 or 80 points, respectively. When this occurs, the trial ends immediately (i.e. the subject may not make a response).

Definition contributed by BGregory about ten months ago.


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risk seeking
  • frequency of selecting the safe choice (20) minus frequency of selecting risky choices (40 and 80)
 

NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from from http://koso.ucsd.edu/~martin/behavioral_tasks.htm#RiskyGainsTask
about ten months ago


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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago:

Subjects are presented with a sequence of three numbers in ascending order (20, 40, and 80). Each number is displayed onscreen for one second and, if the subject presses a button while that number is displayed, he/she receives that number of points along with immediate positive visual and auditory feedback. When a 40 or 80 appears, however, there is a chance that it will appear in an alternate color, along with immediate negative feedback signaling a loss of 40 or 80 points, respectively. When this occurs, the trial ends immediately (i.e. the subject may not make a response). (from http://koso.ucsd.edu/~martin/behavioral_tasks.htm#RiskyGainsTask)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about two years ago:

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Increased activation in the right insula during risk-taking decision making is related to harm avoidance and neuroticism.
Paulus MP, Rogalsky C, Simmons A, Feinstein JS, Stein MB
(Neuroimage)
2003 Aug
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Increased risk-taking decision-making but not altered response to punishment in stimulant-using young adults.
Leland DS, Paulus MP
Drug and alcohol dependence (Drug Alcohol Depend)
2005 Apr 4
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