Thinking and deciding /
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| Author / Creator: | Baron, Jonathan, 1944- |
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description: | xiv, 584 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6643825 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part I. Thinking in General
- 1. What is thinking?
- 2. The study of thinking
- 3. Rationality
- 4. Logic
- Part II. Probability and Belief
- 5. Normative theory of probability
- 6. Descriptive theory of probability judgment
- 7. Hypothesis testing
- 8. Judgment of correlation and contingency
- 9. Actively open-minded thinking
- Part III. Decisions and Plans
- 10. Normative theory of choice
- 11. Description of choice under uncertainty
- 12. Choice under certainty
- 13. Utility measurement
- 14. Decision analysis and values
- 15. Quantitative judgment
- 16. Moral judgement and choice
- 17. Fairness and justice
- 18. Social dilemmas
- 19. Decisions about the future
- 20. Risk
