When thinking feels difficult: Meta-cognitive experiences in judgment and decision making

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-112

  Schwarz, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; HEART DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THINKING;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 12344287993     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X04273144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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