Healthy participants and participants with prefrontal cortex damage played a gambling game in which they selected cards from one of four decks.Two of the decks were associated with large wins and large losses (riskier),and the other two decks were associated with small wins and small losses (safer).At the beginning of the game,all participants chose cards from the four decks equally.With extended play,the healthy participants chose more cards from the _____,whereas the participants with prefrontal cortex damage chose cards from _____.
A)safer decks;the riskier decks
B)safer decks;both sets of decks equally
C)riskier decks;the safer decks
D)riskier decks;both sets of decks equally

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The Answer of Healthy participants and participants with prefrontal cortex damage played a gambling game in which they selected cards from one of four decks.Two of the decks were associated with large wins and large losses (riskier),and the other two decks were associated with small wins and small losses (safer).At the beginning of the game,all participants chose cards from the four decks equally.With extended play,the healthy participants chose more cards from the _____,whereas the participants with prefrontal cortex damage chose cards from _____.
A)safer decks;the riskier decks
B)safer decks;both sets of decks equally
C)riskier decks;the safer decks
D)riskier decks;both sets of decks equally

Healthy Participants and Participants with Prefrontal Cortex Damage Played a Gambling