Time Pressure and Stress in Human Judgment and Decision Making

by A.J. Maule (Editor), O. Svenson (Editor)

Overview

Some years ago we, the editors of this volume, found out about each other's deeply rooted interest in the concept of time, the usage of time, and the effects of shortage of time on human thought and behavior. Since then we have fostered the idea of bringing together different perspectives in this area. We are now, there­ fore, very content that our idea has materialized in the present volume. There is both anecdotal and empirical evidence to suggest that time constraints may affect behavior. Managers and other professional decision makers frequently identify time pressure as a major constraint on their behavior (Isen­ berg, 1984). Chamberlain and Zika (1990) provide empirical support for this view, showing that complaints of insufficient time are the most frequently report­ ed everyday minor stressors or hassles for all groups of people except the elderly. Similarly, studies in occupational settings have identified time pressure as one of the central components of workload (Derrich, 1988; O'Donnel & Eggemeier, 1986).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441932334
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	08/22/2012
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

I. Decision, Time Pressure, and Stress—Setting the Scene.- 1. Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to Behavioral Decision Making and Their Relation to Time Constraints.- 2. Judgment and Decision Making under Time Pressure: Studies and FIndings.- 3. On the Psychobiology of Stress and Health.- II. Perspectives on Time Pressure and Stress: Theory and Method.- 4. The Impact of Time Perception Processes on Decision Making Under Time Stress.- 5. Time Pressure and Task Adaptation: Alternative Perspectives on Laboratory Studies.- 6. State, Stress, and Time Pressure.- 7. Adapting to Time Constraints.- 8. Time Pressure in Negotiation and Mediation.- III. Experimental Studies of Time Pressure.- 9. Framing and Time Pressure in Decision Making.- 10. The Effects of Time Pressure on Choices and Judgments of Candidates to a University Program.- 11. On Experimental Instructions and the Inducement of Time Pressure Behavior.- 12. Time Pressure and Payoff Effects on Multidimensional Probabilistic Inference.- 13. Violations of the Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff Relation: Decreases in Decision Accuracy with Increases in Decision Time.- 14. The Effect of Time Pressure in Multiattribute Binary Choice Tasks.- IV. Individual Differences.- 15. The Interactions Among Time Urgency, Uncertainty, and Time Pressure.- 16. Information Processing in Decision Making Under Time Pressure: The Influence of Action Versus State Orientation.- 17. Time Pressure and Information Integration in Social Judgment: The Effect of Need for Structure.- V. Time Pressure and Stress in Applied Settings.- 18. The Effects of Stress on Pilot Judgment in a MIDIS Simulator.- 19. Environmental Stressor Effects on Creativity and Decision Making.- 20. Assessing Components of Judgment in an Operational Setting: The Effects of TimePressure on Aviation Weather Forecasting.- Concluding Remarks.

Editorial Reviews

In 20 contributions, this volume reviews the major approaches developed to consider the effects of time constraints, time pressure, and stress on individual decision making; explores the relevance of a number of theoretical issues and approaches drawn from other areas of psychology and not previously considered in the context of time pressure research; presents examples of contemporary empirical research in the area; critically analyzes relevant methodological issues and considers their implications for the development of future research; and summarizes the current state of understanding of the area and suggests priorities for future research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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