<p>Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 10, 100A, 110. Designed for juniors/seniors. Survey of neural mechanisms of value-based decision making from perspective of neoclassical economics. Discussion of theoretical models of valuation and decision making from economics and application to psychological and neuroscience studies of learning and decision making. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Psychology

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

The department presents psychology as a scientific discipline that employs systematic methods of inquiry to study and explain human and animal behavior.

General Catalog

Decision Making and Brain

PSYCH112E

4 units