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Blackjack and the Risky Shift, II: Monetary Stakes
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Blascovich, Jim; And Others – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1975
Group influence on risk taking was studied in a realistic casino setting, using blackjack as the criterion risk task and amount bet as the risk measure. (Editor)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Flow Charts, Group Dynamics, Probability
Component Processes in Risky Decision Making
Shanteau, James – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1974
The purpose of this study is to apply an information-processing approach to risky decision judgments using the theory of information integration (Anderson, 1974; Anderson & Shanteau, 1970). (Author)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Experimental Psychology, Flow Charts, Information Processing
Feedback as a Source of Information and as a Source of Noise in Absolute Judgments
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McNicol, D. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1975
Two experiments investigated the effects of feedback on absolute judgments of loudness. (Editor)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Decision Making, Experimental Psychology, Feedback
Bisensory Stimulation: Inferring Decision-Related from the P300 Component
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Squires, Nancy K.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1977
Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the P300 component of the human evoked response as an index of bisensory information processing. Data shows that the P300 promises to be a valuable tool for assessing brain processes during complex decision making. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Flow Charts
Preference by the Retarded for Vibratory and Visual Stimulation as a Function of Mental Age and Psychotic Reaction
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Ohwaki, Sonoko; Stayton, Samuel E. – Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1976
Descriptors: Age, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Flow Charts
Constraint and Target Effects in the Attribution of Attitudes
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Miller, Arthur G. – Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 1976
Examined the generalization of the attribution of attitudes. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Attribution Theory, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making
Interactive Video and the Control of Learning.
Laurillard, Diana M. – Educational Technology, 1984
Describes a feasibility study designed to investigate interactive video and the balance of student versus program control with respect to the sequence of content presentation, the choice of how many practice exercises to do, and the strategy for alternating between the modes of receptive and active learning. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Decision Making, Educational Research, Feasibility Studies
Identifying Effective Practices and Programs: A Guide Book.
Grayson, Judith M.; And Others – 1983
Methods of identifying effective special education practices are analyzed to help practitioners identify and adopt such practices. The contents of this guide include a flowchart for effective practice identification (EPI), an analysis of decision-making steps in this process, and two examples of identification procedures. The decision-making steps…
Descriptors: Action Research, Data Collection, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Studying Parental Decision Making with Micro-Computers: The CPSI Technique.
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Holden, George W. – 1985
A technique for studying how parents think, make decisions, and solve childrearing problems, Computer-Presented Social Interactions (CPSI), is described. Two studies involving CPSI are presented. The first study concerns a common parental cognitive task: causal analysis of an undesired behavior. The task was to diagnose the cause of non-contingent…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Rearing, Cognitive Processes, Computer Oriented Programs
A Model for Reviewing and Disseminating Innovations in Career Education.
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Suzuki, Warren N.; And Others – Journal of Career Education, 1979
A model for the assessment of funded vocational and career education projects presents a methodology for collecting data on innovative processes and materials, selecting promising practices, compiling selected innovative practices in a handbook, and dissemination of promising practices. The authors include a flow chart for the selection…
Descriptors: Career Education, Data Collection, Decision Making, Diffusion