Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making

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Derek J. Koehler, Nigel Harvey
Wiley, Feb 27, 2007 - Psychology - 684 pages
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.

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Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making
Derek J. Koehler,Nigel Harvey
Limited preview - 2008
Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making
Derek J. Koehler,Nigel Harvey
No preview available - 2004
Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making
Derek J. Koehler,Nigel Harvey
No preview available - 2008

About the author (2007)

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleBlackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making
Blackwell Handbooks of Experimental Psychology
EditorsDerek J. Koehler, Nigel Harvey
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherWiley, 2007
ISBN1405157593, 9781405157599
Length684 pages
Subjects › 

Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Psychology / General
  
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