ABSTRACT
This conclusion covers the key concepts covered in preceeding chapters of the book. Some of the things we have learned in our review of the field in an attempt to clarify when, how and why we can learn to make good decisions. It also argues that our learning-focused perspective on the psychology of decision making aims to reclaim the original reason for emphasizing the errors, pitfalls and biases that can befall us as we navigate our uncertain world. When improvements in judgment and decision making are likely to occur, learning-focused perspective on the psychology of decision making aims to reclaim the original reason for emphasizing the errors, pitfalls and biases. Several authors have discussed these ideas about how learning and the environment interact. The chapter ends with the word of Ward Edwards: 'if you need to perform a difficult intellectual task, both tools and expertise are likely to be very helpful; which seems hardly surprising, if a bit unglamorous'.
