A comprehensive, up-to-date examination of the most important theory, concepts, methodological approaches, and applications in the burgeoning field of judgment and decision making (JDM)
Emphasizes the growth of JDM applications with chapters devoted to medical decision making, decision making and the law, consumer behavior, and more
Addresses controversial topics from multiple perspectives – such as choice from description versus choice from experience – and contrasts between empirical methodologies employed in behavioral economics and psychology
Brings together a multi-disciplinary group of contributors from across the social sciences, including psychology, economics, marketing, finance, public policy, sociology, and philosophy
2 Volumes
Author Biography:
George Wu is Professor of Behavioral Science at the BoothSchool of Business at the University of Chicago, USA. Hestudies the psychology of individual decision making, goal settingand cognitive biases in bargaining and negotiation. His researchhas been published widely in a number of journals in economics,management science, and psychology, including CognitivePsychology, Journal of Personality and SocialPsychology, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Management Science, Psychological Science, and Quarterly Journal of Economics. He has served as DepartmentEditor of Management Science and is on numerous othereditorial boards, including Decision Analysis, Journal ofBehavioral Decision Making, Journal of Risk andUncertainty, and Theory and Decision. Gideon Keren is Professor emeritus of Psychology at theTilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research (TIBER) atTilburg University, the Netherlands. His early research focused oncognition and attention; his recent work has shifted toward theemerging field of behavioral decision making. His researchinterests include probabilistic reasoning and calibration ofprobabilities, the perception of randomness, intertemporal choice,framing effects, and the nature of trust. His work has beenpublished in a large number of journals, including PsychologicalReview, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Cognition, and Journal of Experimental Psychology, as well as in the mainjournals for judgment and decision making, including Journal ofEconomic Behaviour and Organizations, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Journal of BehavioralDecision Making.
