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The behavioral constellation of deprivation may be best understood as risk management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Dorsa Amir  and
Matthew R. Jordan
Dorsa Amir
Affiliation:
Yale University, Department of Anthropology, New Haven, CT 06511. dorsa.amir@yale.eduhttp://www.dorsaamir.com
Matthew R. Jordan
Affiliation:
Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, CT 06511. matthew.jordan@yale.eduhttp://campuspress.yale.edu/mattjordan/
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Abstract

Although the authors make a compelling case that early-life deprivation leads to present orientation, we believe that such behaviors may be better understood in terms of an underlying risk-management strategy, in which those who experience such deprivation are more risk-averse. The model we sketch accommodates the authors' present-orientation observations and further explains differences in risk preferences and social preferences.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e316
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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