Decision Making
Everybody makes decisions whether they are trivial or important, affecting ones own life or the lives of others. This area of study has generated much research as how we make decisions has very important mundane implications. A study by Armstrong et al. (2002) showed how just the presentation of data can affect which treatment is chosen for hospital patients. 451 individuals were shown either a survival curve for a hypothetical treatment, a mortality curve or both curves together. Even though the curves showed the same information, participants with survival curves or both tended to show a preference to undergo the treatment. Other research into this area has identified several characteristics of decision making that each have an effect on the final choice. Above all these seem to be heuristics or short cuts that usually allow us to save time and co
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Approximate Word count = 574
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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