Journal articleAuthors : David, Reitter (2019)
This paper addresses the role of personality characteristics in decisions on the timing of
an action, such as in the context of security and safety choices. Examples of such decisions include
when to check log files for intruders and when to monitor financial accounts for fraud or errors.
Two behavioral studies (n = 461) are conducted. Individual risk propensity and need for cognition are
obtained via scales. The task is...