Blackwell Handbook Of Judgment And Decision Making - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1405107464 ISBN 13: 9781405107464

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2004

Riassunto

The Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making is a state-of-the art overview of current topics and research in the study of how people make evaluations, draw inferences, and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty and conflict.

• Contains contributions by experts from various disciplines that reflect current trends and controversies on judgment and decision making.
• Provides a glimpse at the many approaches that have been taken in the study of judgment and decision making and portrays the major findings in the field.
• Presents examinations of the broader roles of social, emotional, and cultural influences on decision making.
• Explores applications of judgment and decision making research to important problems in a variety of professional contexts, including finance, accounting, medicine, public policy, and the law.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Derek J. Koehler is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He recently completed a term as associate editor at the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.

Nigel Harvey is Professor of Judgment and Decision Research at University College London. He is a member of the Centre for Research into Economic Learning and Social Evolution and is a former president of the European Association for Decision Making.

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The Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making is a state-of-the art overview of current topics and research in the study of how people make evaluations, draw inferences, and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty and conflict. Chapters are contributed by experts in the field from various disciplines such as psychology, cognitive science, business, and law. The selection of topics reflects current trends and controversies in judgment and decision-making research. Each chapter provides an overview of important past research and a report on current research and future directions in various areas in the study of human judgment and decision making.

The book:

• provides a glimpse at the many approaches that have been taken in the study of judgment and decision making, including bounded rationality, computational modelling, and the heuristics and biases approach
• portrays the major findings in the field and covers topics such as probablistic reasoning, hypothesis testing, multiattribute choice, and decision making under risk and uncertainty
• presents examinations of the broader roles of social, emotional, and cultural influences on decision making
• explores applications of judgment and decision-making research to important problems in a variety of professional contexts, including finance, accounting, medicine, public policy, and the law.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1405107464
• ISBN 13: 9781405107464
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 664
• Redattore: Koehler Derek J., Harvey Nigel
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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