Decision making : cognitive models and explanations / edited by Rob Ranyard, W. Ray Crozier, and Ola Svenson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ranyard, Rob.

Crozier, W. Ray, 1945-

Svenson, Ola.

Series:

Frontiers of cognitive science.

Frontiers of cognitive science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction to Part I; Cognitive process models and explanations of decision making; Psychometric and methodological aspects of process tracing research; Introduction to Part II; Personal involvement in human decision making: conceptualisations and effects on decision processes; Aspects of compatibility and the construction of preference; Perspectives and emotions in personal decision making; Is hate wiser than love? Cognitive and emotional utilities in decision making; Introduction to Part III

Anticipating the future: appraising risk and uncertaintyTheoretical conceptions of framing effects in risky decisions; Beyond gambles and lotteries: naturalistic risky decisions; Introduction to Part IV; Influences of the past on choices of the future; The effects of time pressure on human judgement and decision making; Decision making in dynamic task environments; Turning prior disadvantages into advantages: differentiation and consolidation in real-life decision making; Post-decisional confidence; can it be trusted?; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-72677-5

1-134-72678-3

1-280-31845-7

0-203-44439-6

9780203444399

OCLC:

226376266