Cognitive abilities affect decision errors but not risk preferences: A meta-analysis

T Mechera-Ostrovsky, S Heinke… - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2022 - Springer
When making risky decisions, people should evaluate the consequences and the chances
of the outcome occurring. We examine the risk-preference hypothesis, which states that …

Goals and guesses as reference points: a field experiment on student performance

G Sabater-Grande, N Georgantzís… - Theory and …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, we study overconfidence and goal-setting in academic performance, with and
without monetary incentives. Students enrolled in a microeconomics course were offered the …

Monetary incentives and overconfidence in academic performance: An experimental study

N Herranz-Zarzoso, G Sabater-Grande - 2020 - ideas.repec.org
In this paper, we analyze students' overconfidence bias regarding potential and actual
academic performance under both hypothetical and real monetary incentives. Students …

Estudo Sobre Determinantes das Preferências/Decisões de Investimento Numa Carteira

DFB Ribeiro - 2017 - search.proquest.com
O presente trabalho propõe-se a estudar as características e decisões dos investidores.
Para realizar este trabalho foi implementado um questionário de forma a avaliar …