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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?"
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 08 2017, @04:15AM (1 child)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 08 2017, @02:04PM
Do you even lift bro?
Bullies and other predators are after easy prey, simply holding your body correctly is enough of a subtle cue for them to pass you over. An additional 10lbs of upper body muscle mass would have resulted in a small change in your posture and that change would have read to anyone sizing you up as confidence or "don't mess with this guy". Muscles are heavy, 10lbs on your arms, chest, abs and thighs would have changed the presentation without really changing your physique.