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Children, adolescents, and adults, were presented with the choice between accepting risky gambles at varying levels of risk and taking a sure bet. The figure shown here illustrates that risk-seeking declined with age, and was modulated by level of risk. With increasing risk, children were risk-seeking, while adults and adolescents were risk-averse.
