Relationship Between Decision-Making Philosophy and Decision Rule Use

Abstract

Previous research has indicated that two-thirds of individuals make choices indicative of consistent, specific decision rule use. One-third of the sample appears to make choices randomly. The present study examined the extent to which decision ntle use is consistent with more general philosophical positions regarding decision-making. Results indicate that sixty percent of students holding particular philosophical positions make choices consistent with decision-making philosophy. With the removal of random rule users, however, ninety percent of consistent rule users selected options that reflected their philosophical position. Even though random rule users were able to identify a preferred decision-making philosophy, these same participants failed to select options congruent with their stated philosophy.

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