The psychology of learning and motivation [electronic resource] : advances in research and theory. Volume 32, Decision making from a cognitive perspective / edited by Jerome Busemeyer, Reid Hastie, and Douglas, L. Medin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Busemeyer, Jerome R.

Hastie, Reid.

Medin, Douglas L.

Series:

Psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 32.

The psychology of learning and motivation ; v. 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decision making.

Cognition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego ; London : Academic Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. This guest-edited special issue is devoted to research and discussion on decision making from a cognitive perspective. Topics include judgment and decision making with respect to memory processes and techniques, domain-specificity, and confirmation bias.Key Features* Synthesis of decision and cognitive research* New theoretical treatments of criti

Contents:

Front Cover; Decision Making from a Cognitive Perspective; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1. COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING; I. Introduction; II. Cognitive Symbolic Information Processing Approach to Judgment and Decision Making Phenomena; III. A Selective History of the Major Precursors to Current Cognitive Approaches; IV. Illustrations from Our Own Research; V. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 2. AND LET US NOT FORGET MEMORY: THE ROLE OF MEMORY PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES IN THE STUDY OF JUDGMENT AND CHOICE; I. Introduction

II. Memory Structure ahd Processes in J/DM ModelsIII. Use of Memory Techniques in J/DM; IV. Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 3. CONTENT AND DISCONTENT: INDICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS OF DOMAIN SPECIFICITY IN PREFERENTIAL DECISION MAKING; I. Introduction; II. Metatheory of Preferential Decision Research: History of the Gambling Metaphor; III. Content and Its Discontents; IV. Content Effects in Research on Preferential Judgment and Choice; V. Toward an Outline of a Theory of Domain-Specific Decision Making; VI. Discussion and Conclusions; References

CHAPTER 4. AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PERSPECTIVE ON CHOICEI. Introduction; II. An Information Processing Perspective on Choice; III. Applications of Our Integrated Methodology; IV. New Research Directions; V. Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 5. ALGEBRA AND PROCESS IN THE MODELING OF RISKY CHOICE; I. Introduction; II. Algebraic Models of Risky Choice; III. Process Models of Risky Choice; IV. The Bridge between Process and Algebra; References; CHAPTER 6. UTILITY INVARIANCE DESPITE LABILE PREFERENCES; I. Introduction; II. Robustness of Preference Reversals; III. Comparing Preference Orders

IV. Violations of Strong TransitivityV. Psychological Theories of Preference Reversals; VI. Deciding How to Decide; VII. Which Preference Order Represents ''True" Preferences?; VIII. Preference Reversals in Riskless Domains; IX. A Two-Pronged Explanation of Preference Reversals; References; CHAPTER 7. COMPATIBILITY IN COGNITION AND DECISION; I. Introduction; II. Stimulus-Response Compatibility; III. Scale Compatibility; IV. Relative Prominence; V. Strategy Compatibility; VI. Semantic Compatibility; VII. Discussion; References

CHAPTER 8. PROCESSING LINGUISTIC PROBABILITIES:GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCEI. Overview; II. Setting the stage; III. Meanings of Qualitative Probability Expressions; IV. Judgment and Decision with Verbal and Numerical Probabilities; V. Recapitulation and Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 9. COMPOSITIONAL ANOMALIES IN THE SEMANTICS OF EVIDENCE; I. Introduction; II. Five Compositional Anomalies in Probability Judgment; III. Semantic Theories of Evidence; IV. A Normative Principle Linking Deduction and Induction; V. Conjunction and Disjunction Errors in Probability Judgment

VI. Anomalous Compositions in Counterfactual Reasoning

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-75549-4

9786611755492

0-08-086383-3

OCLC:

476217188