Probability matching in choice under uncertainty: Intuition versus deliberation

Cognition

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-127

  Koehler, Derek J ^a   James, Greta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual systems; Heuristics and biases; Judgment under uncertainty; Probability learning; Probability matching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DELIBERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTUITION; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUITION; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PROBABILITY; THINKING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 70349778482     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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