The purpose of this study is to measure the differences between age in relation to risk-taking/impulsiveness and reaction time. The reason being, we are interested in figuring out whether or not younger adults are more prone to risk-taking and impulsiveness than the older adults are. Risk taking is an important form of human behavior that has been the subject of numerous investigations, scholarly analyses, and policy debates (Byrnes, 1998; Slovic, Lichtenstein, & Fischhoff, 1998). Risk-taking and impulsiveness is something each human being partakes in as a behavior, whether it be driving or deciding whether to buy something. Impulsivity has been described as a set of sub-traits, such as acting without thinking (‘motor’), quick decision making
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The point of the clicks is to get as many as you possibly can before the balloon pops. If the balloon does not pop, then the participants are rewarded points. However, if the participant pops the balloon, then they are not rewarded points. This study tests the level of risk-taking each participants has. This study has a total of 90 balloons and these balloons are in three different colors—blue, yellow, and orange. Each of these colors have a different probability, but the participants are not told about the different probabilities.
Step 3—Police Officer’s Dilemma Test
The Police Officer’s Dilemma is different though. In the Police Officer’s Dilemma, the participants are provided with a picture of a black or white male holding either a gun or just a random object. The point of this study is for the participant to decide whether to shoot or not shoot in a small period of time. If the participant does the correct task, shoot or not shoot, then they are rewarded points. This study tests the impulsiveness of the participant.
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Impulsivity has been described as a set of sub-traits, such as acting without thinking (‘motor’), quick decision making (‘cognitive’), thinking about the present rather than the future (‘nonplanning’), and difficulty in concentrating (‘attentional’) (Barratt, 1985; Patton et al.,1995). Risk-taking behaviors are those that involve some potential for danger or harm while also providing an opportunity to obtain some form of reward (Leigh, 1999).The Police Officer’s Dilemma Test and the Balloon Analogous Risk Task both measured the participants level of risk taking and impulsiveness each participant had. The purpose of this study was to figure out whether the younger participants would have a greater number of clicks in the Balloon Analogous Risk task, which would lead the likelihood of making an error during the Police Officer’s Dilemma Test. The results from both tests prove there is no significant difference between the number of clicks the younger participants had compared to their errors in the Police Officer’s Dilemma. These results fail reject the null hypothesis at the .05 level. Despite these limitations, the date from this investigation suggest that the Police Officer’s Dilemma Test and the Balloon Analogous Risk Task are promising tests useful instruments for examining risk taking and impulsiveness. Even though when both Police Officer’s Dilemma
The point of the clicks is to get as many as you possibly can before the balloon pops. If the balloon does not pop, then the participants are rewarded points. However, if the participant pops the balloon, then they are not rewarded points. This study tests the level of risk-taking each participants has. This study has a total of 90 balloons and these balloons are in three different colors—blue, yellow, and orange. Each of these colors have a different probability, but the participants are not told about the different probabilities.
Step 3—Police Officer’s Dilemma Test
The Police Officer’s Dilemma is different though. In the Police Officer’s Dilemma, the participants are provided with a picture of a black or white male holding either a gun or just a random object. The point of this study is for the participant to decide whether to shoot or not shoot in a small period of time. If the participant does the correct task, shoot or not shoot, then they are rewarded points. This study tests the impulsiveness of the participant.
Step 4 – Testing the …show more content…
Impulsivity has been described as a set of sub-traits, such as acting without thinking (‘motor’), quick decision making (‘cognitive’), thinking about the present rather than the future (‘nonplanning’), and difficulty in concentrating (‘attentional’) (Barratt, 1985; Patton et al.,1995). Risk-taking behaviors are those that involve some potential for danger or harm while also providing an opportunity to obtain some form of reward (Leigh, 1999).The Police Officer’s Dilemma Test and the Balloon Analogous Risk Task both measured the participants level of risk taking and impulsiveness each participant had. The purpose of this study was to figure out whether the younger participants would have a greater number of clicks in the Balloon Analogous Risk task, which would lead the likelihood of making an error during the Police Officer’s Dilemma Test. The results from both tests prove there is no significant difference between the number of clicks the younger participants had compared to their errors in the Police Officer’s Dilemma. These results fail reject the null hypothesis at the .05 level. Despite these limitations, the date from this investigation suggest that the Police Officer’s Dilemma Test and the Balloon Analogous Risk Task are promising tests useful instruments for examining risk taking and impulsiveness. Even though when both Police Officer’s Dilemma