Risk‐taking increases under boredom

• Published in: Journal of behavioral decision making Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 257 - 269
• Main Authors: Kılıç, Ayşenur, Tilburg, Wijnand A.P., Igou, Eric R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Associations; Boredom; decision making; Prone; risk–taking; self‐control

We examined if boredom is associated with risk‐taking. Although this association has frequently been postulated, it has rarely been tested, and the evidence has thus far been rather indirect and speculative. We conducted three studies to test this association more systematically. In Study 1, people...