The effect of diliberating [i.e. deliberating] dilemmas on decision-making as measured by the Iowa Gambling Task
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Laura C. Boettcher (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- william overman
Abstract: Decision-making research using the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) has uncovered gender
differences in performance. Men’s scores on the IGT are significantly higher than women’s
scores. Previous research established that reading Personal Moral dilemmas during performance
of the IGT increased women’s scores equal to that of men. The proposed research looks to
answer the questions; will women’s performance increase when the Personal Moral dilemmas
are read prior to performing the IGT and will Non Moral dilemmas also increase performance?
Gender differences are eliminated in all conditions. Women’s scores on the IGT are increased in
all conditions when dilemmas are read prior to the IGT.
The effect of diliberating [i.e. deliberating] dilemmas on decision-making as measured by the Iowa Gambling Task
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Decision making, Sex differences
- Subjects
- Decision making
- Sex differences