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To test this out, they conducted two studies.
为了验证这一点，他们进行了两项研究。
One was with high school students and the other with more than a thousand Australian adults, aged between 24 and 60 years old.
一组是高中生，另一组是1000多名年龄在24岁至60岁之间的澳大利亚成年人。
In the first study, more than 600 high school students were surveyed about their tendency to take risks and feel confident.
在第一项研究中，研究人员调查了600多名高中生，了解他们在冒险和自信方面的倾向。
In the second study, those born on both sides of the cutoff date for starting school were asked to complete online math questions and rate their performance.
在第二项研究中，出生于入学截止日期两侧的学生被要求在线完成数学问题，并对自己的表现进行评分。
They were also asked about the risks they took while riding bicycles and managing their finances.
他们还被问及在骑自行车和管理财务时所承担的风险。
The researchers found that older students displayed greater risk taking tendencies, while risk taking can be considered a negative attribute.
研究人员发现，年龄较大的学生会表现出更大的冒险倾向，而冒险可以被认为是一种负面属性。
It's also a characteristic of successful people, including athletes, political leaders and entrepreneurs.
这也是包括运动员、政治领袖和企业家等成功人士的特点。