Classic articles on Decision making

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Can we make unbiased decisions?

• Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Science, 185, 1124-1131.
• Nisbett, R., & Wilson, T. (1977). Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes. Psychological Review, 84, 231-259.
• Funder, D. C. (1987). Errors and mistakes: Evaluating the accuracy of social judgment. Psychological bulletin, 101(1), 75-90.

How do motivations influence our perceptions?

• Bruner, J. S., & Goodman, C. C. (1947). Value and need as organizing factors in perception. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 42, 33-44.
• Hastorf, A. H., & Cantril, H. (1954). They saw a game: A case study. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 49, 129-134.

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