Research Studies on the Effect of Emotion on Risk-Taking Found

question 48

Multiple Choice

Research studies on the effect of emotion on risk-taking found that participants induced to be:

• A) happy are less likely to bet on a "long shot" that involves risk.
• B) angry tend to be less pessimistic in their estimation of risk than people experiencing other emotions.
• C) sad tend to be more pessimistic in their estimation of risk than people experiencing other emotions.
• D) in any intense negative emotional state tend to be more pessimistic in their estimation of risk than people experiencing neutral emotion.

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