Psychological distance can improve decision making under information overload via gist memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 658-665

  Fukukura, Jun ^a   Ferguson, Melissa J ^a   Fujita, Kentaro ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Gist; Information overload; Memory; Psychological distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84888067989     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030730     Document Type: Article

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