Homo heuristicus: Less-is-more effects in adaptive cognition

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 6-17

  Brighton, Henry ^a   Gigerenzer, Gerd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognition; Heuristics; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING ALGORITHM; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

EID: 84867428546     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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