When to inspect? Recurrent inspection decisions in a simulated risky environment

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 222-235

  Klatzky, Roberta L ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN;

COMPUTERS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0034265769     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-898X.6.3.222     Document Type: Article

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