Correlations with ratings
Participants’ ratings about how much the potential amount of loss or
gain or the respective probabilities influenced their decisions were
correlated with behavioral decision-making (i.e., the relative choice of
high-risk alternative). Results showed that subjects decided riskier if
their choice depended more on the amount (r = .55, p =
.012) and on the probability of the gain (r = .47, p =
.042) for pure risk decisions. In addition, participants acted more
cautious if they their decision was more based on the variance of
potential losses in an ambiguous situation (r = -.46, p =
.040, all other tests not significant).