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About the Author
Jie W. Weiss earned a doctorate in clinical health psychology from Alliant University after spending the early part of her academic career as a professor of American literature in China. During a postdoctoral period at the University of Southern California, she worked on the problem of adolescent smoking and drug use. Currently a faculty member in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Fullerton, she adopted a decision-making focus for her research after meeting Ward Edwards. David J. Weiss received his bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his doctorate from the University of California, San Diego. Since 1970, he has been in the Psychology Department at California State University, Los Angeles. His research domain is judgment and decision making, with recent emphasis on the assessment of expertise when no external standard of proficiency is available.
Reviews
"Why would anyone want to read a collection of someone's articles, some more than 40 years old and most of which can be found in other sources? Primarily because they are still worth reading, and having them available in one collection is very helpful. Knowing what inspired the articles gives them an added significance, and many of the older articles afford insights into topics that are central to the study of decision making today. The writing style is always elegant and witty. While technical language is essential for topics that are treated with mathematical precision, the technical details are accompanied by readily accessible explanations." --Gordon Pitz in PsycCRITIQUES "This is a remarkable book. The editors, Jie and David Weiss, deserve high praise for the monumental task they have accomplished in providing the best and most thorough analyses of decision-making research conducted by the field's foremost scholar--Ward Edwards. The excellent collection of essays virtually encircles extant perspectives on knowledge and thought concerning decision-making processes. Reading this volume will undoubtedly make the reader a better decision maker."--Anthony D. Ong, Assistant Professor of Human Development, Cornell University "Ward Edwards attracted many excellent collaborators in his long and illustrious career. Two of them were Jie Weiss and David Weiss. Their book is a wonderful collection of Ward's work from his early to late years, some published for the first time here. The book deserves to be in the hands of anyone seeking inspiration for studying or improving how decisions are made."--Warren Thorngate, Professor of Psychology, Carleton University
Book Information
ISBN 9780195322989
Author Jie W. Weiss
Format Hardback
Page Count 536
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1103g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 185mm * 40mm