The impact of emotions and their regulation on decision making in a risk taking task
Date of Publication
2018
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
Subject Categories
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Alessandra T. Arpon
Defense Panel Member
Monica Renee G. Policarpio
Abstract/Summary
The impact of emotions is important thus it may influence an individual's next sequence of decisions. We investigated which among the attentional deployment ER (Emotion Regulation) strategies defined by Gross (Distraction vs. Rumination) has significant differences depending on the person's present emotions (Positive vs. Negative) when doing risk taking activities. Through convenience sampling, 120 undergraduates who are of legal age were gathered from DLSU - Manila. a 2x2 Mixed Factorial Design was used, comprising of Emotion: Positive vs. Negative (Between-subjects) and Emotion Regulation : Disctraction vs. Rumination (Between-subjects). GDT (Game of Dice Task) was used to measure participants risk aversiveness and risk attractiveness towards decision making. Manipulation of Emotion was done by watching a short video and for ER, it was listening to an audio clip. Data was analyzed using Mixed ANOVA analysis. Findings showed that individuals who use rumination as an ER strategy will tend to take the riskier options. Not supporting the hypothesis, individuals who are induced with negative emotions, as well as when individuals who are induced with negative emotion, as well as when individuals who are induced with negative emotion and instructed to ruminate afterwards, will not necessarily tend to take the riskier options in the risk taking task.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU17190
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
88 leaves: illustrations; 29 cm.
Keywords
Emotions; Decision making; Risk-taking (Psychology)
Recommended Citation
Bernabe, E. C., Chavez, R. D., Tan, I. A., & Ty, W. T. (2018). The impact of emotions and their regulation on decision making in a risk taking task. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7243
