From Shakespeare to Simon: speculations--and some evidence-- about man's ability to process information
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Date
1972-04
Authors
Slovic, Paul
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Publisher
Oregon Research Institute
Abstract
Recent experimental evidence is marshalled in support of the position that man's limited memory, attention, and reasoning capabilities lead him to apply simple strain-reducing cognitive strategies for processing information when making judgments and decisions. These strategies portray decision processes in a manner quite different from traditional normative and descriptive models. In some situations, these strategies may produce good decisions; in others, they may lead to serious mistakes. Relevance of these findings for important "real-world" (i.e., non-laboratory) decisions is discussed.
Description
19 pages.
Keywords
Judgment, Decision making, Rationality