Degrees of uncertainty: An overview and framework for future research on experience-based choice

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Rakow, Tim ^a   Newell, Ben R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Experience; Learning; Risky choice; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449175256     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.681     Document Type: Article

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