Charlie Haynes' Horizon Project

For my Horizon Project, I focused on the intersection of biology and psychology. I wanted to know how these two topics affected one another. As a result, I chose a central question of:

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What biological and psychological factors most directly cause a person to make risky stock market decisions?

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I have studied how gender, age, religious beliefs, personal wealth, and genetics affect someone's tendency to make these risky choices. I attempted to find which one or two of these factors most directly contribute to making these choices.