judgment and decision making
type: Concept
narrower: prospect theory

prospect theory
definition: Prospect theory is the most influential behavioral theory of choice in the social sciences. Psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky created it in 1979 when they discovered that how someone thinks about a choice influences one's attitude toward risk. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Prospect Theory]
broader: the psychology underlying decision making
broader: public policy
broader: political behavior
broader: managerial decision making, ethics, and creativity
broader: judgment and decision making
broader: comparative politics
type: Concept

the psychology underlying decision making
type: Concept
narrower: prospect theory

comparative politics
type: Concept
narrower: prospect theory

managerial decision making, ethics, and creativity
type: Concept
narrower: prospect theory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: prospect theory

political behavior
type: Concept
narrower: prospect theory

public policy
type: Concept
narrower: prospect theory