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Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

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Unit 1 - Research Methodology

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Unit 2 - Biological Approach To Behaviour

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Unit 4 - Sociocultural Approach To Behaviour

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Unit 6 - Health psychology

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Unit 7 - Pyschology Of Human Relationships

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Unit 8 - Developmental psychology

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Unit 9 - Internal Assessment

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Unit 10 - The IB Curriculum - A Conceptual Model

Emotions can influence our thinking and decision-making. Imagine you had a bad day at school and come home to find your room a mess. Your emotion (frustration) might lead you to decide to clean your room, a decision you might not have made otherwise.

This is a model that includes emotions in the process of decision-making. It&#39;s like if your brain had a toolkit filled with different decision-making strategies. The strategies you use depend on the situation.

Classic models thought of humans as supercomputers, capable of making fully rational decisions. But this isn&#39;t true &ndash; our brains can&#39;t consider every tiny detail in complex situations, especially when we&#39;re short on time. That&#39;s why we use simpler strategies, like picking the easier option instead of the best one.

The ADMF says we have a bunch of strategies in our toolbox. Here are a few:

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Weighted Additive Strategy (WADD): It&#39;s like math homework. For each decision option, you multiply the value of each aspect by its importance, then add them up. The option with the highest total wins. But this requires a lot of effort.

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Lexicographic Strategy (LEX): It&#39;s like picking your favourite chocolate bar just because it&#39;s the biggest. Choose the most important aspect and pick the option that&#39;s best for that aspect.

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Satisficing Strategy (SAT): It&#39;s like dating. You have a list of qualities you want in a partner. If someone doesn&#39;t meet at least one of these, you say goodbye and move to the next one.

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Elimination by Aspects (EBA): Like SAT, but you pick the most important aspect and remove any option that doesn&#39;t meet your requirements. Repeat until only one option is left.

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Alternative and Attribute-based strategies: Some strategies (like WADD and SAT) are alternative-based because you&#39;re considering different aspects for the same option. Others (like LEX and EBA) are attribute-based because you&#39;re selecting an important aspect and comparing different options against it.

Sometimes our emotions, especially negative ones, can impact our decisions. For instance, let&#39;s say you&#39;re choosing a pet, and you don&#39;t choose a particular dog breed because its name reminds you of a mean dog from your childhood. There are two theories:

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Hypothesis A: Negative emotions mess with our decisions, making them slower and less accurate.

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Hypothesis B: Our decisions adapt to negative emotions. So, our emotions become an integral part of the decision-making process.

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	These are the big goals that guide us when we&#39;re choosing which strategy to use:

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		Maximizing decision accuracy: Trying to make the best decision possible.
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		Minimizing cognitive effort: Picking the strategy that&#39;s easiest on our brainpower.
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		Minimizing the experience of negative emotions: Avoiding decision options that could lead to bad feelings.
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		Maximizing the ease of justification: Choosing in a way that&#39;s easy to explain to ourselves and others.
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	Macro-level vs Micro-level Models

	Macro-level models, like the Theory of Reasoned Action, focus on outcomes and general characteristics, like if people wear seatbelts because they know it&#39;s safer. But micro-level models like the ADMF look at the nitty-gritty details of the decision-making process &ndash; what strategies are used, how information is processed, and so on.
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Remember, in real life, we use a mix of strategies from our toolbox, not just one clear-cut strategy. Different situations require different approaches, and that&#39;s what the Adaptive Decision-Maker Framework is all about!

Emotions in Decision-Making: The Adaptive Decision-Maker Framework

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Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

Emotions in Decision-Making The Adaptive Decision-Maker Framework

Table of content

The connection between emotions & decision-making

Adaptive decision-maker framework (ADMF)

Limitations to rational decision making

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Unit 3 - Cognitive Approach To Behaviour

Emotions in Decision-Making The Adaptive Decision-Maker Framework

Table of content

The connection between emotions & decision-making

Adaptive decision-maker framework (ADMF)

Limitations to rational decision making

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