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Chapter 16: Decision Making: A General Model

After Chapter 16: Section 2:
16.1 Tutorial Selecting the Best Framed Decision Question 10 points
16.2 Quiz Selecting the Best Framed Decision Question Points = 20 x Percent Score
16.3 Tutorial Identifying Faulty Dilemmas 10 points
16.4 Quiz Identifying Faulty Dilemmas Points = 20 x Percent Score
16.5 Tutorial Decision under Certainty 10 points
16.6 Quiz Decision under Certainty Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 16: Section 3:
16.7 Tutorial Decision under Risk 10 points
16.8 Quiz Decision under Risk Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 16: Section 4:
16.9 Tutorial Decision under Uncertainty 10 points
16.10 Quiz Decision under Uncertainty Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 16: Section 5:
16.11 Tutorial Decision under Conflict 10 points
16.12 Quiz Decision under Conflict Points = 20 x Percent Score
16.13 Videos The Rational Choice Model

  • Khan Academy on rational choice theory
    8:00
  • Alanis Business Academy on rational choice model
    7:27
  • Audiopedia lecture on rational choice theory
    29:24
  • UCTV interview with Nobelist Gary Becker on applying rational choice model to social phenomena (crime, family, addiction, discrimination.)
    58:07
  • University of Chicago celebration of the lifer and work of Gary Becker
    1:02:35
After Chapter 16: Section 6:
16.14 Videos The Opacity of Costs and Benefits

  • The Difference Between Good and Bad Economics
    9:50
  • The Broken Window Fallacy
    3:09
  • Opportunity Costs: The Parable of the Broken Window
    5:05
  • John Stossel's Broken Window Fallacy
    2:40
After Chapter 16: Section 7:
16.15 Videos Kahneman and Behavioral Decision Theory

  • Short Yale lecture on Nobelist Kahneman’s prospect theory
    14:57
  • APS interview with Daniel Kahneman
    44:42
  • NPR interview with Kaneman on loss aversion
    2:36
  • Sakler talk by Kahneman on overconfidence and thinking we know
    46:50
  • Richard Thaler on behavioral economics (Google talk)
    55:38
  • YaleCourses Nobelist Shiller on behavioral finance
    1:18:02
16.16 Videos Gigerenzer on Heuristics and Rationality

  • Gigerenzer on the history of decision theory
    4:25
  • Gigerenzer on when heuristics are superior
    6:45
  • Gigerenzer on the role of intuitions
    9:09
  • Gigerenzer on evolutionary theory of decision-making
    5:32
  • Gigerenzer on the mind as an adaptive toolbox
    4:09
  • Gigerenzer on why he got into decision theory
    2:48
  • Gigerenzer TEDx Talk on risk literacy
    16:13
After Chapter 16: Section 8:
16.17 Tutorial Chapter 16 Concept Review 20 points