Evolution and the mechanisms of decision making /

How do we make decisions? Conventional decision theory tells us only which behavioral choices we ought to make if we follow certain axioms. In real life, however, our choices are governed by cognitive mechanisms shaped over evolutionary time through the process of natural selection. Evolution has cr...

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Corporate Author:	Ernst Strüngmann Forum Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Other Authors:	Hammerstein, Peter, 1949-, Stevens, Jeffrey R., 1974-
Format:	Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2012. ©2012
Series:	Strüngmann forum reports
Subjects:	Decision making > Congresses. Cognition > Congresses. COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Evolution ECONOMICS/General Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book