Does uncertainty cause inertia in decision making? An experimental study of the role of regret aversion and indecisiveness

Previous research has shown that often there is clear inertia in individual decision making---that is, a tendency for decision makers to choose a status quo option. I conduct a laboratory experiment to investigate two potential determinants of inertia in uncertain environments: (i) regret aversion and (ii) ambiguity-driven indecisiveness. I use a between-subjects design with varying conditions to identify the effects of these two mechanisms on choice behavior. In each condition, participants choose between two simple real gambles, one of which is the status quo option. I find that inertia is quite large and that both mechanisms are equally important.

Ethics and citizenship : tools for moral decision-making.

Cumple con los requisitos exigidos en el curriculo nacional inglés de 2002 para el programa de estudio de educación para la ciudadanía en la etapa de secundaria. De los tres elementos que tiene este programa: la cultura política, la participación comunitaria, y la responsabilidad social y moral, esta guía quiere resaltar este último aspecto. Pues,pretende el desarrollo espiritual, moral, social y cultural en los alumnos y, también, el desarrollo de habilidades tanto, para la comunicación, la utilización de las nuevas tecnologías, el trabajo en equipo y la resolución de problemas, como para saber desenvolverse en la vida.

Autoconcepto académico y toma de decisiones en el alumnado de bachillerato. 'Academic self-concept and decision making of secondary school students'.

Resumen tomado de la publicación. Con el apoyo económico del departamento MIDE de la UNED. Contiene anexo de preguntas

Programa de autoayuda para la toma de decisiones al finalizar la educación secundaria obligatoria (ESO) : CESOF-06 = Self-applied decision making program at the end of the compulsory secondary education (ESO) : CESOF-06.

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Enhancing emotion-based learning in decision-making under uncertainty

Resumen tomado de la publicaci??n

Research-based decision making : a comparison of final results of history teaching in two predefined groups of trainee teachers

Resumen basado en el de la publicaci??n

Mid-term Evaluation of the 2009-14 European Parliament: Legislative activity and decision-making dynamics. CEPS Special Report, 23 July 2012

This special report analyses legislative activity in the European Union and coalition formation in the European Parliament (EP) during the first half of the 7th legislative term, 2009-14. Co-decision is now the ordinary legislative procedure, not by name only: it was deployed on 90% of new proposals in 2010 and 86% in 2011, which suggests that the EP is now more influential than ever. There are differences in the degree of empowerment across committees, however. This report looks at the legislative workload of selected committees as an indicator of change in their influence, identifying which of them won and which lost out in terms of the quantity and type of legislation they tackle.