Judgment Decision Making

Koehler

ISBN 10: 1405157593 / ISBN 13: 9781405157599

Published by John Wiley & Sons 2007-02, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Judgment Decision Making
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 2007-02
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405157593
• ISBN 13: 9781405157599
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making is a state-of-the art overview of current topics and research in the study of how people make evaluations, draw inferences, and make decisions under conditions of uncertainty and conflict.

• Contains contributions by experts from various disciplines that reflect current trends and controversies on judgment and decision making.
• Provides a glimpse at the many approaches that have been taken in the study of judgment and decision making and portrays the major findings in the field.
• Presents examinations of the broader roles of social, emotional, and cultural influences on decision making.
• Explores applications of judgment and decision making research to important problems in a variety of professional contexts, including finance, accounting, medicine, public policy, and the law.

About the Author

Derek J. Koehler is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He recently completed a term as associate editor at the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.

Nigel Harvey is Professor of Judgment and Decision Research at University College London. He is a member of the Centre for Research into Economic Learning and Social Evolution and is a former president of the European Association for Decision Making.