Accession Number:

AD0711023

Title:

SPEED AND CONFIDENCE OF JUDGMENT AS PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

STANFORD UNIV CALIF DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Johnson,Laverne C.

Report Date:

1954-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

39.0

Abstract:

The aspects of decision making emphasized in the study were choice and judgment in relatively uncomplicated situations. The initial problem investigated was the generality of speed and confidence. The second part was the investigation of the relationship of certain personality variables to speed and to confidence of judgement. Speed of decision was obtained on six tasks and confidence of judgment was obtained on six tasks. Author

Descriptors:

• (*DECISION MAKING
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN))
• (*REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• ANALYSIS)
• TIME
• BEHAVIOR
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE