Decision Making
Cognitive Models and Explanations
Published on 9. October 1997
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-415-15818-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an exciting new collection of recent research on the actual processes that humans use when making decisions in their everyday lives and in business situations. The contributors use cognitive psychological techniques to break down the constituent processes and set them in their social context. The contributors are from many different countries and draw upon a wide range of techniques, making this book a valuable resource to cognitive psychologists in applied settings, economists and managers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-15818-3 (9780415158183)
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Persons
Ray Crozier, Rob Ranyard, Ola Svenson
Content
Part 1 Fundamentals Introduction to Part I 1. Cognitive Process Models and Explanations of Decision Making Ray Crozier and Rob Ranyard 2. Psychometric and Methodological Aspects of Process Tracing Research Johanna M. Harte and Pieter Koele Part II Values and Involvement Introduction to Part II 3. Personal Involvement in Human Decision Making: Conceptualisations and Effects on Decision Processes Bas Verplanken and Ola Svenson 4. Aspects of Compatability and the Construction of Preference Marcus Selart 5. Perspectives and Emotions in Personal Decision Making Anna Blom Kendal and Henry Montgomery 6. Is Hate Wiser than Love? Cognitive and Emotional Utilities in Decision Making Maria Lewicka Part III The Risk Dimension Introduction to Part III 7. Anticipating the Future: Appraising Risk and Uncertainty Karl Halvor Teigen and Wibecke Brun 8. Theoretical Conceptions of Framing Effects in Risky Decisions Anton Kuhberger 9. Beyond Gambles and Lotteries: Naturalistic Risky Decisions Oswald Huber Part IV The Time Decision Introduction to Part IV 10. Influences on the Past of Choices of the Future Tommy Garling , Niklas Karlsson , Joakim Romanus and Marcus Selart 11. The Effects of Time Pressure on Human Judgement and Decision Making A. John Maule and Anne C. Edland 12. Decision Making in Dynamic Task Environments Jose H. Kerstholt and Jeroen G.W. Raaijmakers 13. Turning Prior Disadvantages into Advantages: Differentiation and Consolidation in Real-life Decision Making Ola Svenson and Teci Hill 14. Post-decisional Confidence - Can It Be Trusted? Dan Zakay Index