Frontiers of Mathematical Psychology: Essays in Honor of Clyde Coombs

ISBN-13: 9780387974514 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 202 str.

Donald R. Brown; J. E. Keith Smith

Opis

The papers in this volume were prepared after a preliminary symposium held at The University of Michigan in honor of Clyde Coombs. v Acknowledgements The preparation of this volume in memory of Clyde Coombs owes much to the many friends, students, and colleagues of Clyde Coombs who generously provided their support and encouragement.

Spis treści

1 From Indices to Mappings: The Representational Approach to Measurement.- 2 Social Dilemmas, Economic Self-Interest, and Evolutionary Theory.- 3 Probabilistic Dimensionality: A Study of Confidence and Intention.- 4 Judgments of Relative Importance in Decision Making: The Importance of Interpretation and the Interpretation of Importance.- 5 Validating the Dimensional Structure of Psychological Spaces: Applications to Personality and Emotions.- 6 The Disparity Between Willingness-to-Pay Versus Willingness-to-Accept as a Framing Effect.- 7 Rapid Aimed Movements and the Speed-Accuracy Trade Off: Optimal Strategies.