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OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
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PSY 7330 - Judgment and Decision Making


This course is an introduction to the psychology of judgment and decision making research. As such, it is a survey course designed to expose students to a wide array of topics that deal with the psychological factors affecting judgments and choices. These factors include (but are not limited to) cognitions, emotions, and informational characteristics of the environment. The course also presents an introduction to decision analysis.

Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Describe the difference between normative and descriptive models of judgment and decision making.
  • Describe the role of emotions in decision making.
  • Evaluate claims of conscious and unconscious processing in decision making.
  • Explain the concepts of heuristics and biases.
  • Recall major theories of judgment and decision making.



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