This page is a means of distributing lecture slides, reading assignments, and other information related to the short module on descriptive decision theory. Further information, including examination information, is contained in the course Canvas pages for 0LSUA0 and 0LSUC0, as well as in the corresponding study guides.
All materials distributed through this website are protected by a username and password distributed during the first short module lecture.
In the short module on descriptive decision theory (DDT), we look at the extent to which psychological processes of judgment and decision-making diverge from normative principles, and on how the reliance on heuristics, biases, nudging, and decision-strategies can be used to make decisions efficiently and reliably.
To complete this short module successfully, students must complete one assignment (due on January 16th, 2023, via the Canvas pages). This assignment will apply principles from descriptive decision theory to the challenge case students encountered in Q1. If you did not attend the Q1 DURU sequence course, you can select an alternative case.
In addition to the assignment, a section of the final exam (on January 23rd 13:30-16:30) for both 0LSUA0 and 0LSUC0 will be dedicated to this short module. A practice exam which is closely representative of the structure and content of the DDT final exam section has been made available here, with answers here.
| Monday, 19.12.2022 10:45-12:30 | Aud 11 | Descriptive Decision Theory Peterson, M. (2009). An Introduction to Decision Theory (Chapter 14), Cambridge University Press. |
| Thursday, 22.12.2022 13:30-15:15 | MS Teams | Heuristics, Biases, and Nudging Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases. Science 185(4157): 1124-1131. Todd, P. & Gigerenzer, G. (2003). Bounding Rationality to the World. Journal of Economic Psychology 24: 143-165. |
| Thursday, 22.12.2022 15:30-17:15 | MS Teams | Tutorials 1&2 |
| Monday, 09.01.2023 10:45-12:30 | Aud 11 | Prospect Theory Kahneman, D. & Tversky, A. (1984). Choices, Values, and Frames. American Psychologist 39(4), 341–350. |
| Thursday, 12.01.2023 13:30-15:15 | Aud 11 | Decision Strategies Bettman et al. (1998). Constructive Consumer Choice Processes (pages 187-192). Journal of Consumer Research 25(3): 187-217. |
| Thursday, 13.01.2023 15:30-17:15 | Aud 11 | Tutorials 3&4 |