Broadening behavioral decision research: Multiple levels of cognitive processing

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 533-546

  Medin, Douglas L ^a   Bazerman, Max H ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION THEORY; HUMAN; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION THEORY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0033254779     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03212961     Document Type: Article

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