Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:17:25 BST CiteULike: oamg risk_perception http://www.citeulike.org/user/oamg/tag/risk_perception CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/oamg/article/1869934 <i>Journal of Adolescence, Vol. 26, No. 4. (August 2003), pp. 475-479.</i><br /><br />The Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) was administered to a sample of 26 high school-aged adolescents to test the utility of the BART as a behavioural measure of risk-taking propensity. Data indicate that riskyness on the BART was related to self-reported engagement in real-world risk-taking behaviours. These data replicate and uniquely extend past research to an adolescent sample, suggesting that the BART may be a useful addition to self-report batteries for the assessment of risk-taking behaviours in adolescents. Evaluation of the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART) as a predictor of adolescent real-world risk-taking behaviours CW Lejuez Will Aklin Michael Zvolensky Christina Pedulla doi:10.1016/S0140-1971(03)00036-8 Journal of Adolescence, Vol. 26, No. 4. (August 2003), pp. 475-479. 2007-11-05T19:32:51-00:00 2003 Journal of Adolescence 26 4 475 479 bart risk risk_perception risk_preference http://www.citeulike.org/user/oamg/article/1115481 <i>Exp Psychol, Vol. 53, No. 4. (2006), pp. 247-259.</i><br /><br />The experiments discussed here are aimed at determining whether risk perception and risk acceptance are two distinct psychological processes. This study is motivated by the idea of a double-criterion model of choice. In particular, in line with risk-value (R-V) models, in which risk is treated as a primitive, it is tested whether risk is independent of aspirations and whether preferences depend on aspirations. In two experiments, 305 university students were presented with pairs of risky projects and were asked to compare their riskiness and select one. The aspiration level, defined as the target return on the project, was set through an explicit instruction. In Experiment 1, a within-subject designwas applied, and thus aspirations were set at two different levels. In Experiment 2, with a between-subject design, two different aspiration levels were set for each group. The results indicate that risk ordering is insensitive to changes in aspirations, but preferences are sensitive to those changes. This supports distinctness of risk perception and risk acceptance. The findings are discussed in terms of the CPT and SP/A models and the R-V approach. It appears that double-criterion models provide better and psychologically sounder predictions of subjects' preferences. Risk perception and acceptance--one process or two? The impact of aspirations on perceived risk and preferences. J Sokolowska Exp Psychol, Vol. 53, No. 4. (2006), pp. 247-259. 2007-02-21T01:43:00-00:00 2006 Exp Psychol 1618-3169 53 4 247 259 preferences risk risk_acceptance risk_perception