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Ignorance and Uncertainty : Emerging Paradigms /

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Ignorance and Uncertainty overviews a variety of approaches to the problem of indeterminacies in human thought and behavior. This book examines, in depth, trends in the psychology of judgment and decision-making under uncertainty or ignorance. Research from the fields of cognitive psychology, social...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smithson, Michael
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1989.
Series:Ellis Horwood series in cognitive science.
Subjects:
Computer science.
Artificial intelligence.
Economics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • A Vocabulary of Ignorance
  • Normative Paradigms: Full Belief and the Pursuit of Certainty. Probability and the Cultivation of Uncertainty. Beyond Probability: New Normative Paradigms
  • Descriptive and Explanatory Paradigms: Psychological Accounts: Biases, Heuristics and Control. The Social Construction of Ignorance. A Dialog with Ignorance
  • Bibliography
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.