Are complex decisions better left to the unconscious? Further failed replications of the deliberation-without-attention effect

The deliberation-without-attention effect occurs when better decisions are made when people experience a period of distraction before a decision than when they make decisions immediately or when they spend time reflecting on the alternatives. This effect has been explained (e.g., Dijksterhuis, 2004)...

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Main Authors: Dustin P. Calvillo, Alan Penaloza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2009-10-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/9711/jdm9711.pdf