Judgment and decision making : psychological perspectives

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Title:

Author:

Hardman, David (David K.)

ISBN:

9781405123983

Personal Author:

Hardman, David (David K.)

Publication Information:

Chichester, UK ; Malden, MA : BPS Blackwell, 2009.

Physical Description:

vii, 221 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series:

BPS textbooks in psychology

BPS textbooks in psychology.

Contents:

Introduction and overview : judgements, decisions, and rationality -- The nature and analysis of judgment -- Judging probability and frequency -- Judgemental distortions : the anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic and hindsight bias -- Assessing evidence and evaluating arguments -- Covariation, causation, and counterfactual thinking -- Decision making under risk and uncertainty -- Preference and choice -- Confidence and optimism -- Judgment and choice over time -- Dynamic decisions and high stakes : where real life meets the laboratory -- Risk -- Decision making in groups and teams -- Cooperation and coordination -- Intuition, reflective thinking, and the brain.

Subject Term:

Judgment -- Textbooks.

Decision making -- Textbooks.

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Summary

Judgment and Decision Making is a refreshingly accessible text that explores the wide variety of ways people make judgments. It examines assessments of probability, frequency, and causation; as well as how decisions are rendered under conditions of risk and uncertainty. Topics covered include dynamic, everyday, and group decision making; individual differences; and the nature of mind and brain in relation to judgment and decision making.

Offering up-to-date theoretical coverage, including perspectives from evolutionary psychology and neuroscience, this volume has everything a psychology student needs for BPS accreditation, whilst drawing out the practical applications for non-psychology students with plentiful examples from business, economics, sport, law, and medicine. The latest addition to the BPS Textbooks in Psychology series, this thorough text provides a succinct, reader-friendly account of the field of judgment and decision making.