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Peer reviewedClifford, Margaret M.; Chou, Fen-Chang – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Fourth grade Taiwan students (94 males and 97 females) completed 2 cognitive risk-taking tasks with variable payoff or fixed payoff in a game or test context. Both variable payoff and game context increased the level of academic risk taking. Results are discussed concerning interactions between ability and risk taking. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect
