Norms and the Perception of Events

Abstract

The major effort of the research reported here has been been directed to understanding multiple representations in thinking and processes of comparison in different domains. Five distinct projects address issues of interpersonal versus intrapersonal comparisons, mental contamination, anchoring effects, topic and referent in perceptual comparison, and reference effects in choice. Social cognition, Multiple representations, Comparison processes, Reference effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADA247032

Entities

People

  • Daniel Kahneman

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Cognition
  • Contrast
  • Judgment
  • Language
  • Literature
  • Measurement
  • Mental Processes
  • Money
  • Perception
  • Probability
  • Psychology
  • Ratings
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Thinking
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.