Attraction to Chance in Germany and Australia

An experimental study of cultural differences

Authors

  • Eike B. Kroll
  • Bodo Vogt

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https://doi.org/10.24352/UB.OVGU-2018-347

Abstract

This paper explores cultural differences in risky choices between Australian and German students. The focus is not on risk itself, but on tension which is a positive attribute of risky choices. Furthermore, the effects of real versus hypothetical payoffs are analysed. The experiment of this paper shows that in a given set of tension creating choices, Australians do choose tension more often than Germans, while Germans prefer higher tension. Additionally it is shown that real payoffs do make a difference in the data, but the real payoff even increases the effect.

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2018-09-04

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