Project group A

Individual decision behavior: Formal models and experimental analysis

The common theme of these projects is their focus on the individual from a social psychology perspective. All of these projects concentrate primarily on the investigation of the cognitive processes that underlie human decision making. Their central methodological approach is the experiment. The goal of these projects is to provide a general framework of individuals' decision making processes that can be combined with projects that more directly address the economic behavior of individuals and institutions.

A7 - Educational aspirations, reference groups and educational decisions

Professor Dr. Esser

A8 - Subjective experiences as a basis for judgments and decisions

Professor Dr. Herbert Bless

Professorin Dr. Dagmar Stahlberg

A9 - Electoral system and coalition government as incentives for strategic voting

Professor Dr. Franz Pappi

Thomas Gschwend, Ph.D.

A12 - Cognitive determinants of memory judgment and their influence on decisions

Professor Dr. Edgar Erdfelder

A13 - Pseudocontingencies

Professor Dr. Klaus Fiedler

Dr. Peter Freytag