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The Limits Of A Scientific Jurisprudence: The Supreme Court And Psychology, J. Alexander Tanford
The Limits Of A Scientific Jurisprudence: The Supreme Court And Psychology, J. Alexander Tanford
Indiana Law Journal
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The Work Of The Court Of Appeals: A Statistical Miscellany July 1, 1988 Through June 30, 1989
The Work Of The Court Of Appeals: A Statistical Miscellany July 1, 1988 Through June 30, 1989
Maryland Law Review
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Some Implications Of Cognitive Psychology For Risk Regulation, Roger G. Noll, James E. Krier
Some Implications Of Cognitive Psychology For Risk Regulation, Roger G. Noll, James E. Krier
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Beginning with a set of books and articles published in the 1950s, cognitive psychologists have developed a new descriptive theory of how people make decisions under conditions of risk and uncertainty. A dominant theme in the theory is that most people do not evaluate risky circumstances in the manner assumed by conventional decision theory-they do not, that is, seek to maximize the expected value of some function when selecting among actions with uncertain outcomes. The purpose of this article is to consider some implications of the cognitive theory for regulatory policies designed to control risks to life, health, and the …