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Author Brest, Paul.

Title Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment : a guide for lawyers and policymakers / Paul Brest, Linda Hamilton Krieger.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, [2010]
©2010

Item Status

Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (xxx, 665 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Problem-solving and decision-making processes : deliberation, intuition, and expertise -- Framing problems and identifying objectives and identifying problem causes -- Generating alternatives : creativity in legal and policy problem solving -- Choosing among alternatives -- Introduction to statistics and probability -- Scores, dollars, and other quantitative variables -- Interpreting statistical results and evaluating policy interventions -- Explaining and predicting one-time events -- Biases in perception and memory -- Biases in processing and judging information -- The social perceiver : processes and problems in social cognition -- Choices, consequences, and trade-offs -- Complexities of decision making : relationships to our future selves -- Complexities of decision-making continued : the power of frames -- Decision making under risk -- The role of affect in risky decisions -- Social influence -- Influencing behavior through cognition -- Group decision making and the effects of accountability on decision quality -- Conclusion : Learning from experience.
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Subject Practice of law -- Decision making.
Practice of law.
Decision making.
Law -- Psychological aspects.
Law -- Psychological aspects.
Decision making -- Psychological aspects.
Decision making -- Psychological aspects.
Problem solving -- Psychological aspects.
Problem solving -- Psychological aspects.
Problem solving.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Law.
Added Author Krieger, Linda Hamilton, 1954-
Other Form: Print version: Brest, Paul. Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment. First edition 9780195366327 (DLC) 2009052053 (OCoLC)490078814
ISBN 9780199995912 (electronic book)
0199995915 (electronic book)
9780195366327
0195366328