{"product_id":"rational-choice-in-an-uncertain-reid-hastie-9781412959032","title":"Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe authors are highly respected as leading figures in the field of judgment and decision making. There are many existing books on topics related to judgment and decision making, but this book makes a unique contribution to this field because of its systematic and scholarly approach, and its breadth of coverage.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003c\/em\u003eRobert Goldstone, \u003cem\u003eIndiana University \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eReid Hastie and Robyn Dawes are two of the most eminent researchers in the field. I know these authors to be excellent writers and I have no doubt that their writing style will be suitable for my students.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e--William Goldstein, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Chicago \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to This Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter introductions, conclusions, and cross-references\u003c\/strong\u003e between chapters make the text more student friendly \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn abundance of examples\u003c\/strong\u003e from areas such as finance, medicine, law, and engineering anchor concepts to the real world \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncreased consideration of descriptive, psychological models of decision making \u003c\/strong\u003eaugment the original emphasis on normative, rational, \"Expected Utility Theory\" models, bring the book up to date \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalance among the three major approaches to judgment and decision making: \u003c\/strong\u003e cognitive psychological analyses of mental processes and heuristics, descriptive algebraic models of judgment and decision processes, and rational models of decision making\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reid Hastie, Robyn M. Dawes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412959039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412959032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 10","brand":"Reid Hastie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925529985279,"sku":"9781412959032","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3f438a8d-f3c6-441a-a3a8-fc29110f3a02.jpg?v=1681077816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rational-choice-in-an-uncertain-reid-hastie-9781412959032","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}