Perceptual Commensuration in Decision Tables

Published In

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

This paper calls attention to design features that could enhance the helpfulness of the decision table to decision makers trying to get a better intuitive grasp of the choices facing them. The experiments reported here show that the grey scale is more facilitative than the number scale for problem comprehension as measured by the identification of dominance and the identification of non-additivity, each of which requires a view of the decision problem that is sensitive to patterns across attributes. Additional design features that could enhance the decision makers’ grasp of the choices facing them are suggested for further research.

DOI

10.1080/17470218.2016.1139603

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18829

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