Straight choices
Subtitle: the psychology of decision making
By: Benjamin R. Newell, David A. Lagnado & David R. Shanks.
Contributors: Lagnado, David A., 1962-; Shanks, David R.
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hove, East Sussex; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781841695884
Subjects: Decision making; Learning, Psychology of
Description: 'Straight Choices' provides an integrative account of the psychology of decision-making, in which clear connections are made between empirical results and how these results can help us to understand our uncertain world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Falling off the straight and narrow; title: Decision; title: Quality and an historical context; title: Stages of judgment I : discovering, acquiring and combining information; title: Stages of judgment II : feedback effects and dynamic environments; title: Appraising probability judgments; title: Judgmental heuristics and biases associative thinking; title: Analysing decisions I : a general framework; title: Analysing decisions II : prospect theory and preference reversals; title: Decisions across time; title: Learning to choose, choosing to learn; title: Optimality, expertise and insight; title: Emotional influences on decision making; title: Group decision making; title: Going straight : the view from outside the laboratory.