The risky shift as a general choice shift.

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Demonstrated the phenomenon of shift following group discussion on dimensions of risk and altruism. In Exp. I, 88 undergraduates completed risk and altruism choice questionnaires under 3 sets of instructions which asked determinations of: (a) the lowest odds of success acceptable before recommending the risky alternative; (b) the choices the majority of other Ss would make; and (c) the item Ss admired most. Prerequisites for a choice shift based on a conflict-compromise model were shown for altruism as well as risk. In Exp. II, 66 female undergraduates showed similar choice shifts for both dimensions after group discussions of the situations in the questionnaires. Results suggest that the risky shift may be an instance of a more general phenomenon involving conflict and compromise with values (ideals). (15 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

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