Sadder but wiser or happier and smarter? A demonstration of judgment and decision making

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-76

  Chuang, Shih Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coping strategy; Decision making; Negative emotions; Positive emotions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 33847642105     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.1.63-76     Document Type: Review

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