Risk as Value
A Switch of Set Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George W Kelling (Barnard College, corresponding author), Rhea Zirkes (Barnard College), Deena Myerowitz (Barnard College) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 655-658 |
| Publication date | 1976-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1976.38.2.655 |
| OpenAlex | W2089974335 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
Advisers are expected to be cautious. Typical instructions in research on risky shift induce the adviser role. However, subjects may take the role of the story's hero when they can identify with the hero. It is acceptable for people to be daring when acting for themselves. This hypothesis of a switch of set predicts that subjects should consider themselves more risky than the majority of their peers, a way of expressing the value of risk, when they are similar to the story's hero. High school students rated themselves and the majority on stories dealing with situations common to their age group and on stories dealing with adult problems. Sex of hero was also manipulated. Results supported the hypothesis of a switch of set. Subjects displaced themselves more when the situation was similar to those they might face; in addition, subjects displaced themselves more when the story's hero was of their sex. No sex differences in general tendency to risky displacement were found
Developmental psychology · Displacement (psychology · Face (sociological concept · HERO · Psychoanalysis · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2024 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |