Judgment, Decision-Making, and Embodied Choices

Judgment, Decision-Making, and Embodied Choices introduces a new concept of embodied choices which take sensorimotor experiences into account when limited time and resources forces a person to make a quick decision. This book combines areas of cognitive psychology and movement science, presenting an integrative approach to understanding human functioning in everyday scenarios. This is the first book focusing on the role of the gut as a second brain, introducing the link to risky behavior. The book's author engages readers by providing real-life experiences and scenarios connecting theory to practice.

Discusses the role of gut feelings and the brain-gut behavior connectionDemonstrates that behavior influences decision and other people’s perceptions about mood or characterIncludes research on medical decisions and shopping decisions Illustrates how to train embodied choices

1. What Are Embodied Choices? 2. Simple Heuristics - How We Make Decisions 3. How the Body and the Environment Affect Our Thinking 4. Action Enables Perception and Cognition and Thus Embodied Choices 5. Decisions When Moving Your Mind 6. Embodied Choices in Real Life 7. Individual and Cultural Differences in Embodied Choices 8. How Do You Choose When It Is Your First Time?  9. How Do Embodied Choices Evolve? 10. How to Train Embodied Choices? 11. How to Cope with Uncertainty in Covid-19 Times 12. Ten Rules of Grounding Your Life on Embodied Choices