Jonathan K Y Lai, Jonathan A Weiss
Priority service needs and receipt across the lifespan for individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research
discuss cognitive psy chophysical determinants choice risky risk less contexts psychophysics value induce risk aversion domain gains risk seeking domain losses psychophysics chance induce overweighting sure things improbable events relative events moderate probability de cision problems described framed multiple ways give rise different preferences contrary invariance criterion rational choice pro cess mental accounting people organize outcomes transactions explains anomalies consumer behavior particular acceptability option depend whether negative outcome evaluated cost uncompensated loss relation decision values experience values discussed making decisions like speaking prosepeople time knowingly unknowingly hardly surprising topic decision making shared many disciplines mathematics statistics economics political science sociology psychology study decisions ad dresses normative descriptive questions normative analysis concerned nature rationality logic decision making de scriptive analysis contrast concerned peo ples beliefs preferences tension normative de scriptive considerations characterizes much study judgment choice analyses decision making commonly distin guish risky riskless choices paradigmatic example decision risk acceptability gamble yields monetary outcomes specified probabilities typical riskless decision concerns acceptability transaction good service exchanged money labor first part article present analysis cog nitive psychophysical factors determine value risky prospects second part extend analysis transactions trades risky choice risky choices whether take umbrella whether go war made without advance knowledge consequences consequences actions depend uncertain events weather opponents resolve choice act may construed acceptance gamble yield various comes different probabilities therefore nat ural study decision making risk focused choices simple gambles monetary outcomes specified probabilities hope simple problems reveal basic titudes toward risk value shall sketch approach risky choice