PsychologyQuarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Personal sense of power predicts financial risk-taking propensity: But only when risk-related decisions are made without cognitive load
K. Sekścińska, D. Jaworska, et al.
An online experimental study (N=192) shows a sense of power boosts financial risk-taking in gambling and investing, while cognitive load reduces risk-taking and neutralizes the power–risk link. Research conducted by Katarzyna Sekścińska, Diana Jaworska, and Joanna Rudzińska-Wojciechowska.
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