Responsibility diffusion and drive enhancement effects on risky shift1

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ID19280373
AuthorsDavid G Myers (0009-0005-5045-0047, Hope College), Peter Murdoch, Gene F Smith (University of Iowa)
Year1970
Volume38
Issue3
Pages418-425
Publication date1970-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-6494.1970.tb00019.x
OpenAlexW2090262929
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

Discussion produced expected risky and cautious shifts on choice dilemma items It was predicted from responsibility diffusion theory that, compared with low-anxious, high-defensive groups, high-anxious, low-defensive groups produce greater risky shift It was predicted from drive enhancement theory that, compared with low-anxious groups, high-anxious groups produce greater risky shift on risk-dominant items and greater cautious shift on caution-dominant items The results of two experiments failed to confirm either interpretation Surprisingly, significant shifts were obtained in a control condition

Anxiety · Dilemma · Interpretation (philosophy) · Psychiatry · Cultural Differences and Values · Ethics in Business and Education · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology

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