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Researchers Suggest Risk Preference Should be Considered a Psychological Trait Like Intelligence

posted by martyb on Sunday October 08 2017, @12:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the going-out-on-a-limb dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

the researchers have focused on risk preference or aversion, and the possibility that it might be measurable and compared to others, offering a scale of sorts.

To learn more about how eager people are to engage in risky behavior, the researchers enlisted the assistance of 1500 volunteer adults to take a series of tests (39 tests in all), which together were meant to gauge a person's desire to seek out risky behavior. The team then analyzed the data and found that 61 percent of the variation in risky behavior scores could be summed up with a single component—a person's risk preference quotient, if you will. The remaining factors could all be attributed to which particular type of risk was involved. The single component, which the team dubbed as R, is general, the team notes, which suggests it can be applied multiple to[sic] risk situations along with other factors attributable to a particular type of risk.

The top level in intelligence quotient is called, "genius." Should the top level in risk quotient be called, "Hey Y'all, hold my beer?"

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  • (Score: 2) by Whoever on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:09AM (3 children)

    by Whoever (4524) on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:09AM (#578739) Journal

    No. I think that you are just risk-averse.

    I don't think that you are good at evaluating risks, because the risk from the mosh pit isn't as high as you are suggesting. The risk to your overall life from uncontrolled gambling is far, far higher than the risk incurred in the mosh pit.

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  • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:28AM (2 children)

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:28AM (#578744) Journal

    the risk from the mosh pit isn't as high as you are suggesting

    Disagree. [go.com]

    • (Score: 2, Informative) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:34AM (1 child)

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:34AM (#578745) Homepage

      Yup, that is true. One of my buddies, decades ago, went to a Megadeth concert and was kicked in the face by a crowd-surfer, knocked out cold. When he came to, slumped down in the back corner of the club, he had a VIP badge pinned to his chest.

      • (Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Sunday October 08 2017, @03:36AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Sunday October 08 2017, @03:36AM (#578755) Journal

        he had a VIP badge pinned to his chest.

        Now, this is what I call a great realized risk/harm.
        Could be worse, of course - imagine if no pins would have been available, so they'd nailed the badge into his chest.

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