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Iowa Gambling Task

Iowa Gambling Task The Iowa Gambling Task is a psychology task used to study decision making under ambiguity and risk by having a person repeatedly choose from four card decks that differ in short-term rewards and long-term losses.

The Iowa Gambling Task is a psychology task used to study decision making under ambiguity and risk by having a person repeatedly choose from four card decks that differ in short-term rewards and long-term losses. As feedback is given after each choice, it assesses how well someone learns from outcomes to favor options with better long-term results over immediately tempting but disadvantageous ones.