A POSSIBLE ADJUSTING PROCEDURE FOR STUDYING OUTCOMES OF RISK-TAKING

The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the role of consequence s in the maintenance and termination of risk-taking behavior. In 1987 Ladouceur, Mayrand, and Tourigny proposed a quantitative measure of ri sk-taking based on roulette playing, but this metric did not include t he outcome of that risk. Therefore, their original equation may be adj usted to incorporate a concurrent analysis of the consequences of risk -taking to understand better individual differences with respect to ri sk-taking behavior. An experiment with six subjects, 3 experienced and 3 inexperienced, who played roulette was used to evaluate the accurac y of the equation's predictions. Replication with a much larger sample is required to substantiate the suggestion that this adjustment would be more accurate than the original equation in predicting future risk -laking.