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Behavioral decision theory.

Ward Edwards
- 01 Jan 1961 - 
- Vol. 12, Iss: 1, pp 473-498
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This article is published in Annual Review of Psychology.The article was published on 1961-01-01. It has received 1030 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Decision theory.

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