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Why choose this book? : how we make decisions  Cover Image Book Book

Why choose this book? : how we make decisions

Montague, Read. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780525949824 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0525949828 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: print
    xiii, 335 p. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, c2006.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-321) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Computers that care : how desperation built value into brains -- The brain is (almost) perfect : it's slow, noisy, and imprecise -- My rabbit knows what to do : how planning makes decisions in advance -- Sharks don't go on hunger strikes and why we can -- The value machine and the idea overdose -- The feelings we really treasure : regret and trust -- From Pepsi to terrorism. :how neurons generate preference -- Our choice : it's not your mother's soul, but it's still alive.
Subject: Choice (Psychology)
Decision making
Decision making
Free will and determinism
Choice (Psychology)

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at South Central Regional Library.

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Altona Library 153.83 Mon (Text) 35864000358943 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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