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The optimization bias in inter-temporal decision-making

Description:

People evidence behaviors that engender hope for future behavior change, but also evidence this hope when there is no reason to believe that any behavior change will occur. For example, prior research suggests that temporal factors make people susceptible to change their minds over time, and a confluence of cognitive...

Keyword:

cognitive heuristic, temporal cognition, cognitive bias, luck, cognition, and decision-making

Subject:

Cognitive psychology, Behavioral sciences, and Behavioral psychology

Creator:

Salomon-Amend, Meghan Maureen

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Language:

en

Date Uploaded:

02/12/2020

Date Created:

2019-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Alternate Identifier:

etdadmin_upload_668035 and http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14710