Title:
Judgment and decision making : psychological perspectives / David Hardman.
BPS textbooks in psychology
BPS textbooks in psychology.
Author:
Hardman, David (David K.)
British Psychological Society.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-208) and indexes(p. 211-221).
Introduction and overview: Judgments, decisions, and rationality -- The nature and analysis of judgment -- Judging probabililty 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.
Publisher:
BPS Blackwell,
Publication Place:
Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA :
ISBN:
9781405123983 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405123982 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405123990 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1405123990 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject:
Judgment -- Textbooks.
Decision making -- Textbooks.
Jugement -- Manuels d'enseignement supérieur.
Prise de décision -- Guides, manuels, etc.
Jugement (psychologie).
Series:
BPS textbooks in psychology
BPS textbooks in psychology.
Contents:
Introduction and overview: Judgments, decisions, and rationality -- The nature and analysis of judgment -- Judging probabililty 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.
Physical Description:
vii, 221 p. : ill. ;
Publication Date:
2009.
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