Signal-detection analysis of group decision making

Psychological Review

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 183-203

  Sorkin, Robert D ^a   Hays, Christopher J ^b   West, Ryan ^b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISION;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035220419     PISSN: 0033295X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-295X.108.1.183     Document Type: Article

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