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How You Decide: The Science of Human Decision Making

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Overview

Join an award-winning professor and discover the surprising results from the field of decision science to learn how to make better decisions in all aspects of life.

Syllabus

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  • 01: Thinking Scientifically about Decisions
  • 02: The Two-System Model of Decision Making
  • 03: The Role of Heuristics in Decisions
  • 04: How Habits Make Decisions Easier
  • 05: Self-Regulation and Choice
  • 06: The Value Curve and Human Decisions
  • 07: Emotional Influences on Decision Making
  • 08: How Goals Guide Our Decisions
  • 09: Reason-Based Choice
  • 10: Mental Accounting as a Factor in Decisions
  • 11: The Role of Mindsets in Decision Making
  • 12: How Consistency Drives Decisions
  • 13: Social Influences on Decision Making
  • 14: Nonconscious Influences on Decision Making
  • 15: An Evolutionary View of Decision Making
  • 16: Regulatory Focus and Human Motivation
  • 17: Decision Rules
  • 18: How Context Influences Choice
  • 19: How Framing Effects Guide Decisions
  • 20: The Role of Memory in Decisions
  • 21: Assortments, Variety, and Choice
  • 22: How Evaluability Affects Decisions
  • 23: Halo Effects and Choice
  • 24: The Four Rs of Decision Making

Taught by

Ryan Hamilton

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