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. 2012 Dec 5;7(12):e50718. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050718

Table 2. Choice behavior in the Wheels of Fortune task for MS patients and healthy controls (regression analyses, panel logit with individual random effect).

Healthy controls (n = 38) MS patients (n = 72)
A
choice Coeff Std Err z p Coeff Std Err z p
EV 0.0338 0.0018 18.49 <0.001 0.0271 0.0012 22.26 <0.001
d −0.0036 0.0008 −4.32 <0.001 0.0004 0.0006 0.67 .502
r 0.0035 0.0006 5.96 <0.001 0.0054 0.0004 12.19 <0.001
cst 0.3300 0.0763 4.32 <0.001 0.1954 0.0520 3.75 <0.001
Log likelihood = −673.57; Wald chi2(2) = 552.77; prob>chi2 = 0.0000 Log likelihood = −1298.23; Wald chi2(2) = 1100.22; prob>chi2 = 0.0000
B
choice Coeff Std Err z p Coeff Std Err z p
EV 0.0297 0.0013 23.39 <0.001 0.0284 0.0009 32.33 <0.001
risk 0.0013 0.0008 1.57 0.116 −0.0029 0.0006 −4.58 <0.001
cst 0.1876 0.0678 2.77 0.006 0.0391 0.0480 0.81 0.415
Log likelihood = −729.01; Wald chi2(2) = 555.41; prob>chi2 = 0.0000 Log likelihood = −1397.32; Wald chi2(2) = 1109.13; prob>chi2 = 0.0000

A. Model of choice integrating the effects of anticipating disappointment (d) and regret (r) in addition to the maximization of expected values (EV). Both MS patients and controls chose anticipating r and maximizing EV. MS patients did not choose anticipating d.

B. Model of choice integrating the effects of risk in addition to the maximization of expected values (e). Healthy controls were risk neutral while MS patients were risk averse.