| Title |
Acute Stress Increases Sex Differences in Risk Seeking in the Balloon Analogue Risk Task
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0006002 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nichole R. Lighthall, Mara Mather, Marissa A. Gorlick |
| Abstract |
Decisions involving risk often must be made under stressful circumstances. Research on behavioral and brain differences in stress responses suggest that stress might have different effects on risk taking in males and females. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 423 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 2% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 395 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 101 | 24% |
| Researcher | 66 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 58 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 52 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 23 | 5% |
| Other | 64 | 15% |
| Unknown | 59 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 183 | 43% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 33 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 32 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 16 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 4% |
| Other | 61 | 14% |
| Unknown | 83 | 20% |