relatively complex environments. In this experiment we test whether subjects are more likely to use imitation if they are under … stress. Subjects play a repeated Cournot oligopoly. Treatments are time pressure within the task and distractions through a … second task (a Stroop-task) that has to be performed as well and influences payment. We measure stress levels through salivary …

explain the gender gap in competitiveness. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses (measured with salivary cortisol and … correlated with choosing to enter the voluntary competition for women. In Experiment 2 we exogenously induce stress using the … differently to acute stressors. We use two laboratory experiments to investigate whether factors related to stress can help …

-reporting and salivary cortisol. The study finds that PRP subjects had significantly higher cortisol levels and self-rated stress … randomly allocate subjects into a work task paid either by performance or a fixed payment. Stress is measured through self …

explain the gender gap in competitiveness. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses (measured with salivary cortisol and … correlated with choosing to enter the voluntary competition for women. In Experiment 2 we exogenously induce stress using the … differently to acute stressors. We use two laboratory experiments to investigate whether factors related to stress can help …

improve self-control and reduce stress. We conduct the experiment with 139 participants, half of whom receive a four … experiment. The training technique we consider is a well-known psychological technique called "mindfulness", which is believed to …-related behaviours. We find evidence that mindfulness training reduces perceived stress, but only weak evidence on its impact on …

related to stress can help explain individual differences in tournament entry. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses … voluntary tournament. We find that competing increases stress levels. This cortisol response does not predict tournament entry … (measured as salivary cortisol) to taking part in a mandatory tournament predict individual willingness to participate in a …

Improving cognitive function and reducing stress may yield important benefits to individuals' health and to society. We … conduct an experiment involving a three-month within-firm training program based on the principles of mindfulness and positive … its impact on both reducing perceived stress and increasing self-reported cognitive flexibility and mindfulness. At the …

Many important decisions are made under stress and they often involve risky alternatives. There has been ample evidence … that stress influences decision making in cognitive as well as in affective domains, but still very little is known about … whether individual attitudes to risk change with exposure to acute stress. To directly evaluate the causal effect of stress on …