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29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

The Influence of Liking and Wanting on Risk-Taking in Hot and Cold States: A Fuzzy-Trace Theory Approach

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Cognitive

  • Elyse Katz
    Cornell University
  • Tristan Ponzo
    Cornell University
  • Rebecca Helm
    Cornell University
  • Valerie Reyna
    Cornell University
  • Yuval Erez
    Cornell University
  • Shuting Lu
    Cornell University

Abstract

We examine the relationship between the two components of reward value (liking and wanting), mental representations, and risky decision-making in hungry and non-hungry adults and adolescents. Results show that liking and wanting rewards can lead to risk aversion, and that this can be influenced by drive state and age.

Applied Experimental

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