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How You Decide: The Science of Human Decision Making

Series: Great Courses
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Episodes
24
Rating
TVPG
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

About

Scientists have spent centuries trying to discern how we make choices. This course looks at the cutting-edge research revealed via the scientific method to understand and explain the human decision making process. You'll better understand the choices you face every day, the tools you can use to make the best decisions for your personal goals, and how to influence the decisions of others.

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Episodes

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1. Thinking Scientifically about Decisions

30m

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Have you ever wondered why people make the decisions they do? Using the metaphor of manufacturing, learn what science has revealed about human decision making: informational raw materials go in, the cognitive machinery processes, control mechanisms guide the machinery, and a decision is made.

2. The Two-System Model of Decision Making

30m

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What's going on in your cognitive machinery as you manufacture your decision? Delve into the two-system model of decision making: System 1 is your automatic and intuitive processor, your earlier system from an evolutionary perspective; and System 2 is the flexible, powerful serial processor that you think of as "you."

3. The Role of Heuristics in Decisions

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Heuristics are the decision shortcuts that people use every day. While too imprecise to lead to optimal decisions, they are powerful tools that allow you to make appropriate decisions fairly easily. However, if you don't understand the limitations of heuristics, they can easily lead you astray from the truth into stereotyping and assumptions.

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Artists

Ryan Hamiltonwriter
Ryan Hamiltonactor