Decision Theory and Decision Behaviour

Rapoport, A.

ISBN 10: 0333681479 / ISBN 13: 9780333681473

Published by MacMillan, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Decision Theory and Decision Behaviour

Publisher: MacMillan

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Edition: 2nd Edition

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Synopsis:

The book treats two approaches to decision theory: (1) the normative, purporting to determine how a 'perfectly rational' actor ought to choose among available alternatives; (2) the descriptive, based on observations of how people actually choose in real life and in laboratory experiments. The mathematical tools used in the normative approach range from elementary algebra to matrix and differential equations. Sections on different levels can be studied independently. Special emphasis is made on 'offshoots' of both theories to cognitive psychology, theoretical biology, and philosophy.

About the Author:

ANATOL RAPOPORT