Correlations with ratings
Participants’ ratings about how much the potential amount of loss or gain or the respective probabilities influenced their decisions were correlated with behavioral decision-making (i.e., the relative choice of high-risk alternative). Results showed that subjects decided riskier if their choice depended more on the amount (r = .55, p = .012) and on the probability of the gain (r = .47, p = .042) for pure risk decisions. In addition, participants acted more cautious if they their decision was more based on the variance of potential losses in an ambiguous situation (r = -.46, p = .040, all other tests not significant).