Changing how we choose :the new science of morality

"Redish builds on work on morality in economics, genetics, evolution, etc. and combines it with the latest research in neuroscientific decision-making to develop a coherent science of morality"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Reason and less :pursuing food, sex, and politics

"New theoretical model of human reasoning proposed by a leading researcher in the cognitive neurosciences. Explains why people are never fully rational in their decision-making"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

How change happens

The different ways that social change happens, from unleashing to nudging to social cascades. How does social change happen. When do social movements take off Sexual harassment was once something that women had to endure; now a movement has risen up against it. White nationalist sentiments, on the other hand, were largely kept out of mainstream discourse; now there is no shortage of media outle…

Better than conscious? :decision making, the human mind, and implications for…

Forum held June 10-15, 2007 in Frankfurt, Germany.Experts discuss the implications of the ways humans reach decisions through the conscious and subconscious processing of information. Conscious control enables human decision makers to override routines, to exercise willpower, to find innovative solutions, to learn by instruction, to decide collectively, and to justify their choices. These and m…

Bounded rationality :the adaptive toolbox

Report of the 84th Dahlem Workshop ... held in Berlin, March 14-19, 1999.In a complex and uncertain world, humans and animals make decisions under the constraints of limited knowledge, resources, and time. Yet models of rational decision making in economics, cognitive science, biology, and other fields largely ignore these real constraints and instead assume agents with perfect information and …

Models of bounded rationality.

Available through MITCogNet.Offering alternative models based on such concepts as satisficing (acceptance of viable choices that may not be the undiscoverable optimum) and bounded rationality (the limited extent to which rational calculation can direct human behavior), Simon shows concretely why more empirical research based on experiments and direct observation, rather than just statistical an…

Modeling bounded rationality

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Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty from Theory to Practice

This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty, and their testing in the real world, including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional approaches and too…

Comparison of Cross-Entropy Based MCDM Approach for Selection of Material in …