Choice Dilemmas Questionnaire (CDQ)

Kogan, N., & Wallach, M. A. (1964). Risk taking: A study in cognition and personality. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.

	Table of Contents
	Description
	History of Use
	References

Description:

Purpose		The CDQ was designed to assess risk preferences through the use of hypothetical scenarios.
Questions		12 items using an open-response format.
Sub-scales		N/A
Domain
Psychometrics
Sample items		Mr B, who has developed a severe heart ailment, has the choice of changing many of his strongest life habits or undergoing a delicate medical operation which may succeed or prove fatal. Participants are asked to read the statement and then imagine they are advising the main character. Ps are asked to indicate the probability of success (from 1 in 10 to 10 in 10) sufficient for them to choose the risky alternative.

References:

Scale:

Kogan, N., & Wallach, M. A. (1964). Risk taking: A study in cognition and personality. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.

Selected Uses:

Teger, A. I. & Pruitt, D. G. (1967). Components of Group Risk Taking. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 3(2), 189-205. doi: 10.1016/0022-1031(67)90022-4

Lamm, H. & Kogan, N. (1970). Risk Taking in the Context of Intergroup Negotiation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 6(3), 351-363. doi: 10.1016/0022-1031(70)90069-7

Fagley, N. S. & Miller, P. M. (1990). The Effects of Framing on Choice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 16, 496-510. doi: 10.1177/0146167290163008

Ghosh, D. & Ray, M. R. (1992). Risk Attitude, Ambiguity Intolerance and Decision-making: An Exploratory Investigation. Decision Sciences, 23(2), 431-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1992.tb00398.x

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