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The course covers risky and non-risky decision-making, theories of choice, and the way in which people make biased decisions and use short-cuts to make choices. We shall also examine decision criteria: reinforcement, subjective well-being, the value of life. Application in consumer and investment decisions, choosing between future and present good and self-control, and medical decisions will be a theme throughout.
1. To explore psychological research in the areas of judgment and decision-making.2. To show how this research has been used and can be used in real-world decision-making.
PSYC206, orequivalent preparation
Simon Kemp
Randolph Grace
Daniel Kahneman; Thinking, fast and slow ; Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2011.
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Domestic fee $877.00
International fee $4,438.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .