Psychology of decision-making AWP WiSe 25/26

Psychology of decision-making

Focus: Cognitive processes

Content:

• Decisions under uncertainty
• Risk-taking behavior (risk-taking behavior & assessment)
• Heuristics (heuristics)
• Cognitive biases (biases)
• Framing effects (framing)
• Priming effects (priming)
• The influence of affect and arousal
• Strategies for de-biasing
• Different theories (e.g., Construal Level Theory)
• Group decision-making (e.g., group polarization)