Psychology of risk-taking / Jean-Pascal Assailly, editor.

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PSYCHOLOGY OF RISK-TAKING ; PSYCHOLOGY OF RISK-TAKING ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION: I AM THE RISK? WHO AM I?; INTRODUCTION ; AM I AN EQUATION? (WITH MORE OR LESS ELEMENTS!!); HOW DO YOU MEASURE ME? INFLATING BALLOONS UNTIL THEY EXPLODE OR SELF-REPORTS QUESTIONNAIRE? ; AM I ANALYSIS OR EXPERIENCE, REASON OR INTUITION? I'M BOTH! ; AM I A DECISION? AM I VOLUNTARY OR NOT VOLUNTARY, INTENTIONAL OR NOT INTENTIONAL, DELIBERATIVE OR NOT DELIBERATIVE? ; CR: Risk Control ; AM I GENERAL OR SPECIFIC? TRANSVERSALITY OR SPECIFICITY, PERSONALITY OR SITUATION?

AM I STABLE OR UNSTABLE? DO PEOPLE TAKE RISKS THE SAME WAY ALL ALONG THE LIFE CYCLE? AM I MASCULINE OR FEMININE? ; AM I BODY AND MIND BODY AND SOUL BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL? ; The Neural Substrate of Self-Regulation ; AM I A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL OBJECT? ; Influences of Society ; AM I AN ADAPTATION? WHERE DO I COME FROM IN THE EVOLUTION OF MANHOOD? ; AM I INTEGRATED? ; WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH ME? THE NECESSITY OF AN EDUCATION ON RISK AND DECISION-MAKING ; REFERENCES ; THE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY OF RISK TAKING: DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN DWI RISK IN DRIVERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS Alcohol ; Drugs and Medications ; INTERACTING FACTORS ; Neurodevelopment ; Sex ; Fatigue ; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN DWI RISK IN SOBER DRIVERS ; Decision Making ; AETIOLOGY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENTS OF DWI RISK ; INTERACTING FACTORS ; Neurodevelopment ; Social Influence ; DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; THE ASSESSMENT OF RISK PREFERENCES AS AN ESTIMATION OF RISK PROPENSITY ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Predicting Individuals' Risk-Taking Behavior.

Risk-Taking Behaviors, Risk Perceptions, Attitudes towards Risk, Risk Propensity, Risk Preferences, Risk Choices How Can we Assess Risk Preferences to Predict Risk-Taking Behavior? ; THE ASSESSMENT OF RISK PREFERENCES BY SELF-REPORT ; THE ASSESSMENT OF RISK PREFERENCES BY IMPLICIT (INDIRECT) MEASURES ; THE ASSESSMENT OF RISK PREFERENCES BY OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE-BASED TASKS ; CONCLUSION AND FUTURE TRENDS: TOWARDS A MULTIMETHOD APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT OF RISK PREFERENCES; REFERENCES ; THE PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL: A REVIEW ; ABSTRACT ; REASONED DECISION-MAKING ; Developmental Issues.

PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL Behavioral Willingness ; Prototypes ; Social Norms ; Perceived Vulnerability ; PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS ; Two Distinct Pathways ; Predictive Utility ; Prototype-Willingness Relationship ; PROTOTYPE WILLINGNESS MODEL BASED INTERVENTIONS ; The Strong African American Families Program ; Intervention Research with College Students and Adults ; FUTURE RESEARCH ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING PEDIATRIC UNINTENTIONAL INJURY: AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OUTLINING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CHILDREN'S RISK TAKING ; ABSTRACT.

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