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Peer reviewedBeck, Kenneth H. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1984
Investigated the effects of different types of risk information in a simulated decision-making task to test the predictions of protection motivation theory. College students (N=226) completed the task. Results showed outcome severity, efficacy of protection, and access to protection were related to protective decisions. (BH)
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, Higher Education, Probability
Peer reviewedMerz, Thomas E. – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Uses the various strategies involved in baseball to illustrate basic concepts in game theory. Specifically discusses Willie Mays' base-stealing strategy and how it relates to probability and risk. Reminds students that expected results depend on adopted assumptions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Baseball, Decision Making, Economics Education, Game Theory
