BOOK DISCOVERY
Rational Choice in an Uncertain World
First published 2001
Rational Choice in an Uncertain World by Reid Hastie and Robyn M. Dawes was published in 2001. Its subjects include judgment, decision making, cognition, cognitive psychology, rationality, and industrial and organizational psychology. The title places rational choice under conditions of uncertainty, connecting formal ideals with the realities of human cognition. The metadata supports an inquiry into how people judge alternatives when outcomes are not known, without specifying a particular theory, experiment, or application.
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QUESTIONS THIS BOOK LEAVES BEHIND
Five paths worth following
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What does rationality require when probabilities and outcomes are uncertain?
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How might cognitive limits alter the way people compare uncertain alternatives?
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When can simplifying a decision improve judgment, and when can it discard essential information?
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How do organizational settings change the incentives surrounding rational choice?
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What would count as a better decision when the eventual outcome cannot reliably reveal the quality of the original judgment?
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