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JORDAN, N. – 1960
TWO BASIC NEEDS OF THE DECISIONMAKER ARE IDENTIFIED--THE NEED TO FUNCTION UNDER CONDITIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CERTAINTY AND THE NEED TO BE VIGILANT AFTER THE INITIAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. PSYCHOLOGICAL CERTAINTY IS DETERMINED BY THE PERSON'S ASSESSMENT OF HIS ENVIRONMENT OR LIFE SPACE AND THE RESOURCES HE HAS AT HIS COMMAND, BOTH OF WHICH ARE…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
Peer reviewedLiebert, Diane E.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Competitive Selection, Decision Making
Weinberg, Sanford B. – 1978
The development of game theory was a response to a need to understand human decision making processes in situations of incomplete or imperfect information. By reducing decision making situations to probability game systems, it is possible to analyze and test various competitive strategies that maximize wins and minimize losses. Although game…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, Conflict
Peer reviewedCox, J. Robert – Journal of the American Forensic Association, 1977
Discusses the design and test of a game simulation research instrument called "Television in the Courtroom" which is used in an attempt to determine the processes by which people deliberate and reach conclusions under conditions of uncertainty. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
