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The history of decision making |
The history of decision making goes back to the 1600s – to Descartes and Pointcarre who created a first ‘calculus’ of decision making. The modern view of decision making that takes into consideration of human information processing and the use of... |
Gerd Gigerenzer |
goCognitive |
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Decision making in small and large worlds |
One of the main distinctions in research on decision making concerns the availability of information to a decision maker. In so-called ‘small worlds’, all alternatives, consequences, and probabilities are known. In so-called ‘large worlds’,... |
Gerd Gigerenzer |
goCognitive |
00:02:42 |
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What is rationality? |
There are different ways to define rationality. While most people associate rationality with probability theory and internal consistency of behavior, Dr. Gigerenzer emphasizes a different view of ecological rationality. In this view, rational... |
Gerd Gigerenzer |
goCognitive |
00:05:33 |
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How I got into decision making |
In this personal account of how he decided to become a cognitive psychologist and focus on human decision making, Dr. Gigerenzer reveals that he also had the opportunity to earn money as a professional musician. |
Gerd Gigerenzer |
goCognitive |
00:02:49 |
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Take the best heuristic |
As part of their research on human decision making, Dr. Gigerenzer and his group try to find simple heuristics that can be shown to work well under realistic assumptions. The 'take-the-best' heuristic is an important example of how a... |
Gerd Gigerenzer |
goCognitive |
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