# Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making

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- Book: [Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-hammerstein/evolution-and-the-mechanisms-of-decision-making) ([Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-hammerstein/evolution-and-the-mechanisms-of-decision-making.md))
- Authors: [Peter Hammerstein](https://www.bookquiver.com/peter-hammerstein), [Jeffrey R. Stevens](https://www.bookquiver.com/jeffrey-r-stevens)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6255-150-2
- Pages: 448
- Published: 2024-03-19
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A multidisciplinary examination of cognitive mechanisms, shaped over evolutionary time through natural selection, that govern decision making. How do we make decisions? Conventional decision theory tells...