Judgment and Decision Making as a Skill

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 14:04

Written by Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

Recent publication from our member Mandeep Dhami

This book presents a comprehensive review of emerging theories and research on the dynamic nature of human judgment and decision making (JDM). Leading researchers in the fields of JDM, cognitive development, human learning and neuroscience discuss short-term and long-term changes in JDM skills.

The authors consider how such skills increase and decline on a developmental scale in children, adolescents and the elderly; how they may be learned; and how JDM skills can be improved and aided. In addition, beyond these behavioral approaches to understanding JDM as a skill, the book provides fascinating new insights from recent evolutionary and neuropsychological approaches.

The authors identify opportunities for future research on the acquisition and changing nature of JDM. In a concluding chapter, eminent past presidents of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making provide personal reflections and perspectives on the notion of JDM as a dynamic skill.

Dhami, M. K., Schlottmann, A., & Waldmann, M. (2011). Judgment and Decision Making as a Skill. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6478746/?site_locale=en_GB

Perspectives on Thinking, Judging, and Decision Making

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 14:11

Written by Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

New book on the shelves: Wibecke Brun, Gideon Keren, Geir Kirkebøen, & Henry Montgomery (eds.) (2011) "Perspectives on Thinking, Judging, and Decision Making." Oslo: Universitetsforlaget

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The History of SPUDM (1969-1997)

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 10:48

Written by Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. sat down and brought his memories of SPUDM onto paper.

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SPUDM 1969-1997: 
Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making

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EADM members join the JDM journal supervisory committee

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 14:33

Written by Gaelle Villejoubert

The journal Judgment and Decision Making is now the joint journal of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making (SJDM) and the European Association for Decision Making. This means that it will be supervised by a committee consisting of two members representing each organization, appointed by the president of each. The supervisory committee has complete, ultimate control over all matters pertaining to the journal, although it is assumed that the editor (Jon Baron) will make day-to-day decisions and will consult the committee only for fairly major issues (such as changes in policy), or when he needs advice. SJDM has decided that it's executive board must approve the appointment of the next editor, after the committee makes a recommendation. The committee will consist of:

• Derek Koehler, University of Waterloo (SJDM)
• Gary McClelland, University of Colorado (SJDM)
• Cilia Witteman, Radboud University (EADM)
• Nicolao Bonini, University of Trento (EADM)