Judgment and decision-making : in the lab and the world /

How do we make the judgments that inform our lives? Is there any way of consciously removing bias from the choices we make? What do our everyday personal decisions have in common with those made by groups, companies, and even nations? In this innovative textbook, Nancy Kim presents a multidisciplina...

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Main Author: Kim, Nancy S., 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave, 2018.
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Summary:How do we make the judgments that inform our lives? Is there any way of consciously removing bias from the choices we make? What do our everyday personal decisions have in common with those made by groups, companies, and even nations? In this innovative textbook, Nancy Kim presents a multidisciplinary introduction to the dynamic field of judgment and decision-making. Throughout the book, insights from traditional cognitive approaches are combined with findings from fields as diverse as neuropsychology, behavioural economics, social, developmental and clinical psychology, and philosophy.
Physical Description:xv, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-300) and index.
ISBN:9781137269553 (paperback)
1137269553 (paperback)