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Author: Timothy J. Pleskac, Larissa Conradt, Christina Leuker, and Ralph Hertwig

The ecology of competition: A theory of risk–reward environments in adaptive decision making

January 1, 2021 Timothy J. Pleskac, Larissa Conradt, Christina Leuker, and Ralph Hertwig

In many choice environments, risks and rewards—or probabilities and payoffs—seem tightly coupled such that high payoffs only occur with low…

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Posted in: Adaptive Toolbox, Choice Environment, Risk-Reward Filed under: publication

Exploiting risk–reward structures in decision making under uncertainty

January 1, 2018 Timothy J. Pleskac, Larissa Conradt, Christina Leuker, and Ralph Hertwig

People often have to make decisions under uncertainty—that is, in situations where the probabilities of obtaining a payoff are unknown…

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Posted in: Choice Environment, Risk-Reward, Uncertainty Filed under: publication

Lab News

  • Dr. Pleskac to join panel discussion on Mapping Behavior Around the Virus: Behavioral Scientists Examine Activity Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
  • The ecology of competition: A theory of risk–reward environments in adaptive decision making
  • Dr. Pleskac to give a talk at the Science Matters Brown Bag Lunch and Learn: Tools for Thinking about Risk During the Pandemic
  • Dr. Pleskac joins Living Lab Radio for podcast on Taming Uncertainty
  • Institute for Policy & Social Research 2018-2019 Luncheon
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