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An investigation of the influence of choice structure on decision making behavior

Creator:

Dervitsiotis, Kostas N.

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The behavior of individuals in decision making under risk was investigated using choice structures of greater complexity than the types examined in previous studies. The experiment performed consisted of two phases. In Phase I a basic utility function for money was derived for each subject using lotteries with two equally...

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Dissertation

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, particularly the von Neumann -Morgenstern model, is more valuable as a prescriptive rather than as a
Choice behavior as a function of memory in preschool children

Creator:

Glim, Margaret Ellen

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the memory factors associated with preschoolers' performance in a two-choice, uncertain outcome decision situation. Choice behavior was examined under two conditions: one, (NMA), in which the child was required to rely on his memory to establish an appropriate prediction of the occurrence...

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Masters Thesis

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Neumann and Morgenstern, 1947; and Siegel, 1964 and are reported in Messick and Brayfield (1964). Of
The utility of a correct choice under conditions of verbal reinforcement

Creator:

Nayak, Sheela Ramesh

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The purpose of this study was to test Siegel's utility model of choice behavior under conditions of verbal reinforcement, in a nursery school population of both sexes. Two major hypotheses were tested: The ordinal hypothesis stated that under conditions of increased value of the payoff subjects' stable-state strategies will occur...

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Masters Thesis

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developed by Von Neumann, and 3 Morgenstern in 1944 (Siegel 1964). For present purposes the term