Trimpop The Psychology of Risk Taking Behavior

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-08-086761-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Web PDF

This book aims to help the reader to understand what motivates people to engage in risk taking behavior, such as participating in traffic, sports, financial investments, or courtship. The consequences of risk taking may be positive, or result in accidents and injuries, especially in traffic. The wealth of studies and theories (about 1000 references) is used to offer a cohesive, holistic view of risk motivation. The risk motivation theory is a dynamic state-trait model incorporating physiological, emotional and cognitive components of risk perception, processing and planning. If a deficit exists between desired and perceived risk, risk compensation behavior results. A feedback loop provides new information for the next perception-motivation-behavior process. Assumptions were tested and support was found with 120 subjects in a longitudinal study. The concepts and findings are discussed in relation to psychological theories and their meaning for our daily lives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trimpop, R. M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Psychology of Risk Taking Behavior;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;20
5;Foreword;8
6;Preface;12
7;List of Tables and Figures;26
8;Chapter 1. What Is Risk Taking Behavior?;28
8.1;1.1. A Short Description of the Long History of Risk Taking;28
8.2;1.2. Definitions of Risk Taking;32
8.3;1.3. The Multifacetedness of Risk Taking;37
9;Chapter 2. How Do We Perceive Risks ?;42
9.1;2.1. Risk Perception and Risk Acceptance;42
9.2;2.2. Cross-Cultural Aspects of Risk Perception;49
10;Chapter 3. Who Engages In Risk Taking Behavior ?;54
10.1;3.1. Risk Taking and the Theory of Evolution;55
10.2;3.2. Risk Taking and Arousal;80
10.3;3.3. Individual (Personality) Differences and Risk Taking;104
10.4;3.4. Risk Taking and Sensation Seeking;116
10.5;3.5. Reversal Theory;128
11;Chapter 4. Which Situational Factors Influence Risk Taking Behavior ?;140
11.1;4.1. Decision Making Under Uncertainty;140
11.2;4.2. Historical Development of Expectancy x Value Theories;141
11.3;4.3. Modern Expectancy x Value Theories;144
11.4;4.4. Utility Theories and Risk Taking;154
12;Chapter 5. How Is Risk Taking Motivated and Emotionally Experienced?;156
12.1;5.1. Risk Taking and Theories of Motivation;156
12.2;5.2. Risk Taking and Emotions;166
13;Chapter 6. What Controls Risk Taking Behavior ?;188
13.1;6.1. Personal Control: Definitions and Historical Concepts;189
13.2;6.2. Personal Control and Evolutionary Utility;192
13.3;6.3. Personal Control and Psycho-Biological Consequences;194
13.4;6.4. Perceived Control and Risk Taking Behavior;199
13.5;6.5. Illusion of Control;201
13.6;6.6. The Two–Process Model of Perceived Control;203
14;Chapter 7. What Are the Consequences of Risk Taking Behavior ?;208
14.1;7.1. Young People, Risk Taking Behavior and Accidents;210
14.2;7.2. Risk Taking Behavior and Sport Accidents;212
14.3;7.3. Risk Taking Behavior and Industrial Accidents;215
14.4;7.4. Risk Taking and Traffic Accidents;223
14.5;7.5. Theories of Risk Taking Behavior in Traffic;230
15;Chapter 8. How Do We Adapt to the Desire for and the Control of Risk Taking Behavior ?;238
15.1;8.1. Risk Compensation Behavior and Risk Homeostasis Theory;239
15.2;8.2. Technical or Psychological Accident Countermeasures?;244
15.3;8.3. Risk Homeostasis Theory Applied to Accident Reduction;249
16;Chapter 9. How Can We Explain Risk Taking Behavior Holistically ?;260
16.1;9.1. Developing Risk Motivation Theory;263
16.2;9.2. Research Examining Risk Motivation Theory;277
17;Chapter 10. What Does Risk Motivation Mean for Our Daily Lives as Researchers and as "Normal" Risk Takers ?;306
17.1;10.1. Research Implications of a Motivation for Risks;307
17.2;10.2. Implications of a Risk Motivation for the "Real Life";317
17.3;10.3. Personal Conclusions;323
18;References;324
19;Author Index;388
20;Subject Index;404