Brest, Paul. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199995912 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Practice of law--Decision making.<br/>Law--Psychological aspects.<br/>Decision making--Psychological aspects.<br/>Problem solving--Psychological aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K346  / .P763 2010