Decision Modeling and Behavior in Complex and Uncertain Environments - Springer Optimization and Its Applications 2008 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface -- Part I. Integrating Decision Analysis and Behavioral Models -- Improving and Measuring the Effectiveness of Decision Analysis: Linking Decision Analysis and Behavioral Decision Research / Robert T. Clemen -- Reducing Perceptual and Cognitive Challenges in Making Decisions with Models / Jenna L. Marquard, Stephen M. Robinson -- Agricultural Decision Making in the Argentine Pampas: Modeling the Interaction between Uncertain and Complex Environments and Heterogeneous and Complex Decision Makers / Guillermo Podesta, Elke U. Weber, Carlos Laciana, Federico Bert, David Letson -- Part II. Innovations in Behavioral Model Analysis -- On Optimal Satisficing: How Simple Policies Can Achieve Excellent Results / J. Neil Bearden, Terry Connolly -- There Are Many Models of Transitive Preference: A Tutorial Review and Current Perspective / Michel Regenwetter, Clintin P. Davis-Stober -- Integrating Compensatory and Noncompensatory Decision-Making Strategies in Dynamic Task Environments / Ling Rothrock, Jing Yin -- Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma and Battle of Sexes Games: A Simulation Study / Jijun Zhao, Ferenc Szidarovszky, Miklos N. Szilagyi -- Part III. Innovations in Descriptive Behavior Models -- Individual Values and Social Goals in Environmental Decision Making / David H. Krantz, Nicole Peterson, Poonam Arora, Kerry Milch, Ben Orlove -- Does More Money Buy You More Happiness? / Manel Baucells, Rakesh K. Sarin -- Cognitive Biases Affect the Acceptance of Tradeoff Studies / Eric D. Smith, Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, A. Terry Bahill -- Part IV. Experimental Studies in Behavioral Research -- Valuation of Vague Prospects with Mixed Outcomes / David V. Budescu, Sara Templin -- Collective Search in Concrete and Abstract Spaces / Robert L. Goldstone, Michael E. Roberts, Winter Mason, Todd Gureckis -- Braess Paradox in the Laboratory: Experimental Study of Route Choice in Traffic Networks with Asymmetric Costs / Amnon Rapoport, Tamar Kugler, Subhasish Dugar, Eyran J. Gisches -- Non-Euclidean Traveling Salesman Problem / John Saalweachter, Zygmunt Pizlo -- Index. Publisher Marketing: This volume comprises 14 research papers divided into four themes that integrate decision analysis with behavioural models, provide innovations in behavioural model analysis, explore descriptive behaviour models and present several unique applications.