Abstract
The Choice Dilemma Questionnaire (CDQ) has been extensively used in risk taking studies due to its ease of administration and its ability to produce consistently risky shifts. Yet it has been criticised. Investigated whether the CDQ is factorial pure or if it is made up of sub-scales. Responses from 202 students were factor analysed, and 4 factors emerged. Concludes that risk-taking is a multidimensional concept and the different types of risks should be taken into account if risk-taking propensity is to be used as a personality measure while studying individual differences. (Original abstract - amended)