Making Decisions That Matter: How People Face Important Life Choices

by Kathleen M. Galotti

Book Overview

Researchers studying decision making have traditionally studied the phenomenon in the laboratory, with hypothetical decisions that may or may not involve the decision maker's values, passions, or areas of expertise. The assumption is that the findings of these well-controlled laboratory studies will shed light on the important decisions people make in their everyday lives. This book examines that assumption.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805833978
• ISBN13: 9780805833973
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"