Cognitive abilities and superior decision making under risk

Cognitive abilities and superior decision making under risk

Individual differences in cognitive abilities and skills can predict normatively superior and logically consistent judgments and decisions. The current experiment investigates the processes that mediate individual differences in risky choices. We assessed working memory span, numeracy, and cognitive...

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Main Authors: Edward T. Cokely, Colleen M. Kelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2009-02-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
Subjects:
Risky choice
intelligence
working memory
numeracy
cognitive control
dual process theory
information search
rationality
expected value
protocol analysis
priority heuristic.
Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/81125/jdm81125.pdf

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