Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment : a guide for lawyers and policymakers /
Brest, Paul.
Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment : a guide for lawyers and policymakers / Paul Brest, Linda Hamilton Krieger. - First edition. - Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xxx, 665 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780199995912
Practice of law--Decision making.
Law--Psychological aspects.
Decision making--Psychological aspects.
Problem solving--Psychological aspects.
Electronic Books.
K346 / .P763 2010
Problem solving, decision making, and professional judgment : a guide for lawyers and policymakers / Paul Brest, Linda Hamilton Krieger. - First edition. - Oxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xxx, 665 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780199995912
Practice of law--Decision making.
Law--Psychological aspects.
Decision making--Psychological aspects.
Problem solving--Psychological aspects.
Electronic Books.
K346 / .P763 2010