Judgment and decision making as a skill : learning, development, and evolution / edited by Mandeep K. Dhami, Anne Schlottmann, and Michael R. Waldmann.

"This book presents a comprehensive review of emerging theories and research on the dynamic nature of human judgment and decision making (JDM). Leading researchers in the fields of JDM, cognitive development, human learning and neuroscience discuss short-term and long-term changes in JDM skills...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Dhami, Mandeep K., 1972-, Schlottmann, Anne, Waldmann, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Judgment and Decision Making as a Skill: Learning, Development and Evolution; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter cross-reference table; Part I Evolutionary and neural bases of JDM; 1 The evolved foundations of decision making; Introduction; The evolved foundations of decision making; Adaptive goals; Evolved capacities and heuristics; Capacities; Building blocks; Heuristics; Information structure in the environment; Shaping goals, tools, and behaviors; Adaptively important decision domains.