Groups, group members and individual decision processes: The effects of decision strategy, social interaction style and reception of decision-threatening information on post-decision processes

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 467-477

  Eisele, Per ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision; Decision strategy; Decision relevant information; Group decision; Post decision processes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; AFFECT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0346327066     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-9450.2003.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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