Sentences with phrase «less loss averse»

Those who were more loss averse had lower striatal activity and performed worse when playing for large potential gains; people who were less loss averse had less striatal activity and worse performance when they were trying to avoid large potential losses.

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Traders, on the other hand, are generally less risk averse because they deal with losses every day; they work with large portfolios of stocks tend to look at the long - term, bigger picture, rather than focusing too much on individual, day - to - day ups and downs.

Interestingly, the Fincon attendees we surveyed are gma bit less loss - averse than the general population.