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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Math Psychol. 2010 Feb 1;54(1):28–38. doi: 10.1016/j.jmp.2009.10.002

Table 1.

Payoffs used in the Iowa Gambling Task

Deck Win per card Losses Expected value per selection
A (Disadvantageous) $100 Probability = 0.5 to lose $150, $200, $250, $300, or $350 (Frequent) −$25
B (Disadvantageous) $100 Probability = 0.1 to lose $1250 (Infrequent) −$25
C (advantageous) $50 Probability = 0.2 to lose $25 or $75; Probability = 0.3 to lose $50 (Frequent) +$25
D (advantageous) $50 Probability = 0.1 to lose $250 (Infrequent) +$25