Taking advice, using information and knowing what you are doing

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 399-416

  Harries, Clare ^a   Harvey, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Judgment; Multiple cue probability learning; Self insight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; SELF EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CUES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; PROBABILITY LEARNING; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034203501     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-6918(00)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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