Decisions among time saving options: When intuition is strong and wrong

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 501-509

  Svenson, Ola ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Learning Memory; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTUITION; LEARNING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TIME;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUITION; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STUDENTS; TIME;

EID: 38149115338     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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