Executive functions in decision making: An individual differences approach

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-97

  Del Missier, Fabio ^a   Mäntylä, Timo ^b   de Bruin, Wändi Bruine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Decision making; Decision making competence; Executive functions; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952476521     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546781003630117     Document Type: Article

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