Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making (NULL) 2nd Edition, (Ebook PDF) – Digital Instant Dowload.
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1412959039
- ISBN-13 : 978-1412959032
- Author: Reid Hastie, Robyn M. Dawes
In the new edition of this award-winning text, renowned authors Reid Hastie and Robyn Dawes compare and contrast the basic principles of rationality with actual behavior in making decisions. This book explores theories and research findings from the field of judgment and decision making in a non-technical manner, using anecdotes as a teaching device. Intended as an introductory textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the material not only is of scholarly interest but is practical as well.
Table contents:
Chapter 1 Thinking and Deciding
Chapter 2 What Is Decision Making?
Chapter 3 A General Framework for Judgment
Chapter 4 Anchoring and Adjustment
Chapter 5 Judging Heuristically
Chapter 6 ExplanationBased Judgments
Chapter 7 Chance and Cause
Chapter 8 Thinking Rationally About Uncertainty
Chapter 9 Fundamental Preferences
Chapter 10 From Preferences to Choices
Chapter 11 A Rational Decision Theory
Chapter 12 A Descriptive Decision Theory
Chapter 13 New Directions in Research on Judgment and Decision Making
Chapter 14 In Praise of Uncertainty
Chapter 15 Basic Principles of Probability Theory