This course explores the psychological processes that influence decision making. Topics include cognitive biases, heuristics, and the impact of emotions on decision making. We will also examine the implications of decision making on our everyday lives, including the ethical considerations of decision making. Through a combination of lectures, discussions
In psychology, decision-making is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options. It could be either rational or irrational. The decision-making process is a reasoning process based on assumptions of values, preferences and beliefs of the decision-maker. Every decision-making process produces a final choice, which may or may not prompt action.