Contingent decision behavior.
John W. Payne·1982·Psychological Bulletin
Abstract
Reviews the literature showing the effects of task and context variables on decision behavior and evaluates alternative theories for handling task and context effects. These frameworks include (a) cost/benefit principles, (b) perceptual processes, and (c) adaptive production systems. Both the cost/b
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