Dec 04, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
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PSY 3330 - Human Judgment and Decision Making


Descriptive and prescriptive models of human judgment and decision making. Topics include how people understand uncertainty, and how they learn the relationships that enable them to make predictions, make decisions when the outcomes of these decisions are uncertain, and perceive risks.

Requisites: (PSY 101D or 1010) and 2110 and 2120
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to describe common errors associated with judgment and decision making.
  • Students will be able to discuss the application of judgment and decision making principles to applied fields including consumerism, public opinion, and medicine.
  • Students will be able to discuss the major theories of how people make judgments and decisions.
  • Students will be able to evaluate the methods used in the study of judgment and decision making.
  • Students will be able to explain the role of neuropsychology and neuroscience in judgment and decision making research.



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