Which Cognitive Process Is Used to Adapt Decision Making to Different Contexts?

Andreas Glöckner

In the eye-tracking experiment presented in this video it was observed how people make choices in different environments. The results show that people adapt their decision behavior only gradually to different situations and do not switch between different strategies, as often hypothesized. As ANDREAS GLÖCKNER explains this new single-strategy model fits reality better and thus is apt to produce insights for public policy. It leads to better answers on how to make better choices, how to avoid decision traps, and which information people need to make good decisions.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21036/LTPUB10147

Researcher

Andreas Glöckner is a Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Psychological Assessment, Judgement and Decision Making, at the Georg August University Göttingen, Germany. Between 2007 and 2013, Glöckner was the leader of the Max Planck Research Group ‘Intuitive Experts’. Glöckner’s research focus is on the decision making process in both individuals, as well as in groups and organizations. He also uses his theoretical research to consult on matters of human resource development and personnel assessment. Glöckner aims to provide new knowledge on how to make better choices.

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Original Publication

What is Adaptive about Adaptive Decision Making? A Parallel Constraint Satisfaction Account

Andreas Glöckner

Benjamin E. Hilbig

Marc Jekel

Published in 2014