Citation:
Chou, K., Ho, Andy H. Y., Lee, Tatia M. C., (2007). Does Mood State Change Risk Taking Tendency in Older Adults? Journal of Psychology and Aging, 22(2), 310-318.

Introduction
Everyday, copious amounts of individuals are placed in a variety of moods ranging from happy to sad, to ecstatic, to severely depressed, and a plethora of other emotions. Because of our fluctuating emotional states, it is sometimes difficult for people to make fully competent decisions, especially in the medical field, where a slightly pissed off surgeon may improperly perform an open heart surgical procedure simply because of what made him so mad earlier in the day. Since very few studies have systematically examined the effect of age differences, under the influence of specific mood, on risk taking tendency, Kee-Lee Chou Et Al. performed a study aimed at addressing the question of how positive and negative moods influence risk taking tendency in young and older individuals. It is important to......

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Title: Does Mood State Change Risk Taking Tendency In Older Adults?
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