Decision Making

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A stochastic evaluation of the decision to specialize in orthodontics.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is to identify under different scenarios, and from a financial point of view, the conditions required to successfully switch from the general dentistry practice to orthodontics. STUDY DESIGN: A mail survey was used ...
S R Straja, K J Klatte, G L Montgomery, O C Tuncay (Orthod Craniofac Res, 200302)
stochastic-evaluation-decision-specialize-orthodontics.asp

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Category-specific representations of social and nonsocial knowledge in the human prefrontal cortex.

Complex social behavior and the relatively large size of the prefrontal cortex are arguably two of the characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals. Grafman presented a framework concerning how the prefrontal cortex (PFC) controls complex ...
J N Wood, S G Romero, M Makale, J Grafman (J Cogn Neurosci, 200302)
category-specific-representations-social-nonsocial-knowledge-human.asp

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The effect of capitation on switching primary care physicians.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between patient case-mix, utilization, primary care physician (PCP) payment method, and the probability that patients switch their PCPs. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: Administrative enrollment and claims/encounter ...
Melony E S Sorbero, Andrew W Dick, Jack Zwanziger, Dana Mukamel, Nancy Weyl (Health Serv Res, 200302)
effect-capitation-switching-primary-care-physicians.asp

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Account-giving for a corporate transgression influences moral judgment: when those who "spin" condone harm-doing.

Generating some types of accounts-justifications, excuses, or apologies--for an organizations harm-doing increases condoning of a transgression compared with generating denials or not having to explain a transgression. In Experiment 1. students (N = 324) ...
Valerie S Folkes, Yun-Oh Whang (J Appl Psychol, 200302)
account-giving-corporate-transgression-influences-moral-judgment-who.asp

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Working 61 plus hours a week: why do managers do it?

The authors investigated why some managers work extreme hours, defined as 61 or more hours per week. The authors tested explanations drawn from theories including the work-leisure tradeoff, work as an emotional respite, social contagion, and work as its ...
Jeanne M Brett, Linda K Stroh (J Appl Psychol, 200302)
working-plus-hours-week-why-managers-it.asp

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When success breeds failure: history, hysteresis, and delayed exit decisions.

The effects of feedback equivocality, information availability, and prior decision-making history on escalation and persistence were investigated. Replicating the findings of J.L. Bragger, D.H. Bragger, D.A. Hantula, and J.P. Kirnan (1998), this study ...
Jennifer DeNicolis Bragger, Donald A Hantula, Donald Bragger, Jean Kirnan, Eugene Kutcher (J Appl Psychol, 200302)
success-breeds-failure-history-hysteresis-delayed-exit-decisions.asp

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Participation of pregnant women in clinical trials: will they participate and why?

The objective of this study is to investigate the willingness of pregnant women to participate in a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, and to explore the determinants of their decision making. Cross-sectional survey with semistructured ...
Marc A Rodger, Dimitri Makropoulos, Mark Walker, Erin Keely, Alan Karovitch, Philip S Wells (Am J Perinatol, 200302)
participation-pregnant-women-clinical-trials-will-participate-why.asp

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Allograft dysfunction post renal transplant.

This case illustrates the dilemmas encountered when diagnosing and treating renal allograft dysfunction. Two of the three intended patient outcomes have been achieved. The second outcome is partially achieved in that the patient has stable renal function ...
Pat Weiskittel (Nephrol Nurs J, 200302)
allograft-dysfunction-post-renal-transplant.asp

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New visual technologies in court: directions for research.

Litigation is being transformed by new visual communication technologies, including videoconferencing, PowerPoint, and computer animations. Yet the effects of these visual technologies on legal decision making are largely unknown. In order to understand ...
Neal Feigenson, Meghan A Dunn (Law Hum Behav, 200302)
new-visual-technologies-court-directions-research.asp

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The effect of orthographic uniqueness and deviation points on lexical decisions: evidence from unilateral and bilateral-redundant presentations.

Words with an early or late orthographic uniqueness point and nonwords with an early or late orthographic deviation point were presented to the left, right, or both visual fields simultaneously. In Experiment 1, 20 participants made lexical decision ...
Annukka K Lindell, Michael E R Nicholls, Anne E Castles (Q J Exp Psychol A, 200302)
effect-orthographic-uniqueness-deviation-points-lexical-decisions.asp