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9781405123983

Judgment and Decision Making Psychological Perspectives

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    9781405123983

  • ISBN10:

    1405123982

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-02-09
  • Publisher: BPS Blackwell

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Summary

Judgment and Decision Making is a refreshingly accessible text that explores the wide variety of ways people make judgments. An accessible examination of the wide variety of ways people make judgments Features up-to-date theoretical coverage, including perspectives from evolutionary psychology and neuroscience Covers dynamic decision making, everyday decision making, individual differences, group decision making, and the nature of mind and brain in relation to judgment and decision making Illustrates key concepts with boxed case studies and cartoons

Author Biography

David Hardman has taught judgment and decision making at London Metropolitan University since 1998, where he is Principal Lecturer for Learning Development. He is co-editor of Thinking: Psychological Perspectives on Reasoning, Judgment, and Decision Making, and is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Economic Psychology.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction and Overview: Judgments, Decisions, and Rationality
The Nature and Analysis of Judgment
Judging Probability and Frequency
Judgmental Distortions: The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic and Hindsight Bias
Assessing Evidence and Evaluating Arguments
Covariation, Causation, and Counterfactual Thinking
Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Preference and Choice
Confidence and Optimism
Judgment and Choice over Time
Dynamic Decisions and High Stakes: Where Real Life Meets the Laboratory
Risk
Decision Making in Groups and Teams
Cooperation and Coordination
Intuition, Reflective Thinking, and the Brain
References
Author Index
Subject Index
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