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Approach-avoidance conflict in children was related to a risk situation where risk was defined as the relative magnitude of approach and avoidance tendencies. In this context the risk was a specific win-lose ratio fixed by E. Decision latency was measured for each S on a series of decisions leading to a final decision to quit or play a game. Both win-lose ratio and incentive affected the number of children who quit playing and their trial of longest latency.
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Portions of this experiment were part of a doctoral dissertation completed by the senior author at the University of Pittsburgh in 1966.
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Schroeder, C.A., Schroeder, S.R. Decision Conflict in Children in a Risk Situation. Psychol Rec 20, 457–463 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393966
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