TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between level of academic education and reversible and irreversible processes of probability decision-making
AU - Klein, J.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The paper examines the nature of the effect of formal education on some of the cognitive processes in decision-making and absence of effect on other central components of decision-making. The research sample was composed of 940 subjects, among them undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni specializing in the social sciences, humanities or the physical and biological sciences. They responded to a questionnaire designed to measure cognitive ability in the decision-making process. Findings: Academic studies lead to better performance in each of the stages of decision-making. However, they do not cause the decision-maker to deal with the different stages in an irreversible, hierarchical order, which is considered optimal. Dealing with the different stages in a reversible order causes a blurring of the boundaries between them. This impairs the ability to perform each stage effectively, and lowers the level of rationality of the decision. Practical implications for the field of education are discussed.
AB - The paper examines the nature of the effect of formal education on some of the cognitive processes in decision-making and absence of effect on other central components of decision-making. The research sample was composed of 940 subjects, among them undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni specializing in the social sciences, humanities or the physical and biological sciences. They responded to a questionnaire designed to measure cognitive ability in the decision-making process. Findings: Academic studies lead to better performance in each of the stages of decision-making. However, they do not cause the decision-maker to deal with the different stages in an irreversible, hierarchical order, which is considered optimal. Dealing with the different stages in a reversible order causes a blurring of the boundaries between them. This impairs the ability to perform each stage effectively, and lowers the level of rationality of the decision. Practical implications for the field of education are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1003608412240
DO - 10.1023/A:1003608412240
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AN - SCOPUS:22644451204
SN - 0018-1560
VL - 37
SP - 323
EP - 339
JO - Higher Education
JF - Higher Education
IS - 4
ER -