The “Risky-Shift” Phenomenon with a Heterogeneous Sample
- 1 August 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 23 (1) , 203-206
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1968.23.1.203
Abstract
12 choice dilemma items were administered to a sample of New Zealand Ss of wide age and occupational ranges. Groups in the discussion condition manifested the familiar “risky-shift” phenomenon.Keywords
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