Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment : a guide for lawyers and policymakers /

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Main Author: Brest, Paul
Other Authors: Krieger, Linda Hamilton, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, c2010
Edition:1st ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Problem-solving and decision-making processes : deliberation, intuition, and expertise
  • Framing problems and identifying objectives and identifying problem causes
  • Generating alternatives : creativity in legal and policy problem solving
  • Choosing among alternatives
  • Introduction to statistics and probability
  • Scores, dollars, and other quantitative variables
  • Interpreting statistical results and evaluating policy interventions
  • Explaining and predicting one-time events
  • Biases in perception and memory
  • Biases in processing and judging information
  • The social perceiver : processes and problems in social cognition
  • Choices, consequences, and trade-offs
  • Complexities of decision making : relationships to our future selves
  • Complexities of decision-making continued : the power of frames
  • Decision making under risk
  • The role of affect in risky decisions
  • Social influence
  • Influencing behavior through cognition
  • Group decision making and the effects of accountability on decision quality
  • Conclusion : Learning from experience