Why are normative theories so prevalent in the study of judgment and choice, yet virtually
absent in other branches of science? For example, imagine that atoms and molecules failed …

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 …

Inattention is a central, unifying theme for much of behavioral economics. It permeates such
disparate fields as microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, public economics, and …

Sustainability-related non-financial information is increasingly deemed value relevant.
Against this background, two recent trends in non-financial reporting are frequently …

The choice overload hypothesis states that an increase in the number of options to choose
from may lead to adverse consequences such as a decrease in the motivation to choose or …

The Adaptive Decision Maker argues that people use a variety of strategies to make
judgments and choices. The authors introduce a model that shows how decision makers …

Forming connections between human performance and design, this new edition of
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance examines human–machine interaction …

The authors examine the implications of electronic shopping for consumers, retailers, and
manufacturers. They assume that near-term technological developments will offer …

Despite the explosive growth of electronic commerce and the rapidly increasing number of
consumers who use interactive media (such as the World Wide Web) for prepurchase …

ABSTRACT A considerable amount of research has been conducted over a long period of
time into the effects of graphical and tabular representations on decision‐making …