Straight choices : the psychology of decision making

Benjamin R. Newell, David A. Lagnado and David R. Shanks

We all face a perplexing array of decisions every day. Straight Choices provides an integrative account of the psychology of decision making, in which clear connections are made between empirical results and how these results can help us to understand our uncertain world. Throughout the text, there is an emphasis on the relationship between learning and decision making. The authors argue that the best way to understand how and why decisions are made is in the context of the learning and knowledge acquisition that precedes them and the feedback that follows them. The mechanisms of learning and the structure of environments in which decisions are made are carefully examined to explore the ways in which they act on our choices. From this, the authors go on to consider whether we are all constrained to fall prey to biases or whether with sufficient exposure can we find optimal decision strategies and improve our decision making. This novel approach integrates findings from the decision and learning literatures to provide a unique perspective on the psychology of decision making. It will be of interest to researchers and students in cognitive psychology, as well as researchers in economics and philosophy interested in the nature of decision making.

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  • Preface. Falling Off the Straight and Narrow. Decision Quality and an Historical Context. Stages of Judgment I: Discovering, Acquiring and Combining Information. Stages of Judgment II: Feedback Effects and Dynamic Environments. Appraising Probability Judgments. Judgmental Heuristics and Biases. Associative Thinking. Analysing Decisions I: A General Framework. Analysing Decisions II: Prospect Theory and Preference Reversals. Decisions Across Time. Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn. Optimality, Expertise and Insight. Emotional Influences on Decision Making. Group Decision Making. Going Straight: The View from Outside the Laboratory.

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書名 Straight choices : the psychology of decision making
著作者等 Shanks, David R.
Lagnado David A.
Lagnado David
Newell Ben
Shanks David
Newell Benjamin R.
出版元 Psychology Press
刊行年月 2007
ページ数 xi, 252 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 9781841695884
NCID BA82677278
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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