3rd Edition
Straight Choices The Psychology of Decision Making
360 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
360 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
360 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Psychology Press
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Straight Choices provides a fascinating introduction to the psychology of decision making, enhanced by discussion of relevant examples of decision problems faced in everyday life. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this edition provides an integrative account of the psychology of decision-making and shows how psychological research can help us understand our uncertain world.
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PREFACE. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1. FALLING OFF THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW. 2. DECISION QUALITY AND AN HISTORICAL CONTEXT. 3. STAGES OF JUDGMENT I: DISCOVERING, ACQUIRING AND COMBINING INFORMATION. 4. STAGES OF JUDGMENT II: FEEDBACK EFFECTS AND DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS. 5. APPRAISING PROBABILITY JUDGMENTS. 6. JUDGMENTAL HEURISTICS AND BIASES. 7. EXPLANATION-BASED DECISION MAKING. 8. ANALYSING DECISIONS I: A GENERAL FRAMEWORK. 9. ANALYSING DECISIONS II: PROSPECT THEORY AND PREFERENCE REVERSALS. 10. DECISIONS FROM EXPERIENCE. 11. DECISIONS ACROSS TIME. 12. LEARNING TO CHOOSE, CHOOSING TO LEARN. 13. OPTIMALITY AND EXPERTISE. 14. TWO SYSTEMS OF JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING?. 15. EMOTIONAL INFLUENCES ON DECISION MAKING. 16. GROUP DECISION MAKING. 17. APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHTS TO THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY. 18. LEARNING TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS: WHEN, HOW AND WHY (NOT)?. REFERENCES.
Biography
Ben R. Newell is a Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Deputy Head in the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
David A. Lagnado is Professor in Cognitive and Decision Sciences in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London, UK.
David R. Shanks is Professor of Psychology and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences at University College London, UK.
‘This excellent book is a rare combination – an enjoyable read that beginners will like and a serious text that scholars will study’. - Daniel Kahneman, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, USA
