Decision making

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Decision making can be regarded as an outcome of mental processes (cognitive process) leading to the selection of a course of action among several alternatives. Every decision making process produces a final choice. The output can be an action or an opinion of choice.

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Adolescent alcohol expsoure may lead to long-term risky decision making

Adolescent alcohol expsoure may lead to long-term risky decision making

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Picture this. A bunch of adolescent rats walk into a bar and start consuming Jell-O shots. Lots of them.


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Brain cell mechanism for decision making also underlies judgment about certainty

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Countless times a day people judge their confidence in a choice they are about to make -- that they now can safely turn left at this intersection, that they aren't sure of their answer on ...


UCI robot to aid brain research

UCI robot to aid brain research

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change.


Study probes impact of CSI-style programming on jurors

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new psychological study from the University of Leicester aims to investigate how accurate people's perceptions about forensic science are, where these beliefs come from, and how this forensic awareness ...


Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we will carefully deliberate the pros and cons of each item, taking into consideration past experiences with similar situations before making our ultimate ...


Under pressure: The impact of stress on decision making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we carefully deliberate the pros and cons of our choices, taking into consideration past experiences in similar situations before making a final decision. However, a ...


Genetic make-up influences biased economic decision-making, study shows

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How would you respond if you were told that you had an 80% chance of surviving an operation - would you give consent? How about if you were told you had a 20% chance of dying? The answer may partly depend on your genetic ...


From stress to financial mess: Study suggests acute stress affects financial decision making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It is not surprising that as our economy continues its freefall, we are feeling increasingly more stressed and worried. Many of us are feeling extreme unease about the security of our jobs and being able to make our next ...


Determining responsibility and assigning punishment governed by different brain systems

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study reveals that humans use different neural mechanisms for determining criminal responsibility and assigning an appropriate punishment. The research, published by Cell Press in the December 11th issue of the journal ...


Stress hinders rats' decision-making abilities

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A little bit of stress goes a long way and can have far-reaching effects. Neuroscientists from the University of Washington have found that a single exposure to uncontrollable stress impairs decision making ...


How can clinicians help patients make decisions consistent with their values?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Communication in healthcare: how can clinicians help patients make decisions consistent with their values?


Diverse skills, personalities aid top management teams -- up to a point

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Organizations that diversify the skill levels of their top leadership benefit more than those that try too hard for similar diversity in personality, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management ...


Health-care providers and patients differ on views of knee replacement

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common treatment for osteoarthritis, a disease affecting more than 20 million Americans. However, the surgery poses risks and both patients and physicians must carefully assess its potential ...