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Applications of Heuristics and Biases to Social Issues

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  1. Linda Heath

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  2. R. Scott Tindale

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  3. John Edwards

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  4. Emil J. Posavac

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  5. Fred B. Bryant

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  6. Eaaron Henderson-King

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  7. Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar

    1. Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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  8. Judith Myers

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Part of the book series: Social Psychological Applications To Social Issues (SPAS, volume 3)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Heuristics and Biases in Applied Settings

    • Linda Heath, R. Scott Tindale
    Pages 1-12

  4. AIDS, Sterile Needles, and Ethnocentrism

    • Robyn M. Dawes
    Pages 31-44

  7. Understanding Judges’ Sentencing Decisions

    • Arthur J. Lurigio, John S. Carroll, Loretta J. Stalans
    Pages 91-115

  8. Negligence Law and Mental Mutation

    • Richard L. Wiener, Christine C. Pritchard
    Pages 117-136

  10. Biases and Rationality in the Mediation Process

    • Kevin Gibson, Leigh Thompson, Max H. Bazerman
    Pages 163-183

  11. Heuristic Processing in Organizational Judgments

    • Carol T. Kulik, Elissa L. Perry
    Pages 185-204

  12. Policy Schemas for Affirmative Action

    • Rupert W. Nacoste
    Pages 205-221

  14. The Effects of Stereotypes on Children’s Use of Decision Heuristics

    • Denise Davidson, Marie MacKay, Diana Jergovic
    Pages 241-257

  15. Heuristics, Biases, and Environmental Health Risk Analysis

    • David R. Holtgrave, Linda S. Kay, Barbara J. Tinsley
    Pages 259-285

  17. Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement

    • Lee Jussim, Stephanie Madon, Celina Chatman
    Pages 303-334

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 335-343
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About this book

This volume presents the latest research on applying heuristics and biases to the areas of health, law, education, and organizations. Authors adopt a cross-disciplinary approach to study various theories.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    Linda Heath, R. Scott Tindale, John Edwards, Emil J. Posavac, Fred B. Bryant, Eaaron Henderson-King, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, Judith Myers

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Applications of Heuristics and Biases to Social Issues

  • Editors: Linda Heath, R. Scott Tindale, John Edwards, Emil J. Posavac, Fred B. Bryant, Eaaron Henderson-King, Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar, … Judith Myers

  • Series Title: Social Psychological Applications To Social Issues

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9238-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44750-1Published: 30 September 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9240-9Published: 02 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9238-6Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1571-3091

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 344

  • Topics: Personality and Social Psychology, Sociology, general

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