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Introspection and intuition in the decision sciences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2004

Daniel John Zizzo
Daniel John Zizzo*
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3UQ, United Kingdomhttp://www.econ.ox.ac.uk/Research/Ree/ZizzoWebpage.htm
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daniel.zizzo@economics.ox.ac.uk
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Abstract

Self-experimentation is uncommon in the decision sciences, but mental experiments are common; for example, intuition and introspection are often used by theoretical economists as justifications for their models. While introspection can be useful for the generation of ideas, it can also be overused and become a comfortable illusion for the theorist and an obstacle for science.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 274 - 275
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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