This paper advances the claim that ignoring relevant information is sometimes consistent with good decision making. Although that finding is not new, the argument presented here is. In contrast with bounded rationality models, the decision-making model in this paper presupposes no cognitive...

Game and decision theory start from rather strong premises. Preferences, represented by utilities, beliefs represented by probabilities, common knowledge and symmetric rationality as background assumptions are treated as “given.” A richer language enabling us to capture the process leading...

Introduction: Why cognitive operations? -- Chapter 1: Approaches to cognitive modelling -- Chapter 2: Decisions under risk -- Chapter 3: Strategic interactions -- Chapter 4: Newsvendor problems -- Chapter 5: Decisions under uncertainty -- Chapter 6: Conclusions: The future of cognitive modelling...