Ricerc@Sapienza

Humans have generally been considered risk averse for gains. Yet, growing evidence shows that risk preferences may
change across reward currencies and depend on the type of tasks used to measure them. Here, we examined how
context affects human risk preferences to shed light on the psychological mechanisms underlying human decisionmaking
under risk. Participants were presented with a descriptive risky choice task involving repeated choices
between real options and they were provided with trial-by-trial feedback. We manipulated the type of reward and, for