A Re-examination of Melioration and Rational Choice

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 291-311

  Tunney, Richard J ^a   Shanks, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Inter temporal choice; Learning; Maximization; Melioration; Rationality; Reinforcement; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036397581     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.415     Document Type: Article

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