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Pleskac Tim Pleskac
Assistant Professor
Primary Program: Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
282A Psychology
(517) 353-8918
pleskact@msu.edu


Related Research Websites
  
Laboratory for Cognitive and Decision Sciences Using cognitive models to understand causes of risky behavior / Experience-based decision making / Cognitive Architecture of judgment and decision making
Group for Research and Assessment of Student Potential The Group for Research and Assessment of Student Potential works to develop and validate alternative measures of college student potential and successful performance/development. Two of our primary instruments are the Academic and Life Experiences Questionnaire (ALEQ) and the Life Events Assessment and Development (LEAD). The ALEQ is questionnaire about students' background experiences, achievements, interests, and attitudes. The LEAD is a situational judgment test assessing how students might react in realistic college situations. Both measures are designed to measure academic and extracurricular pursuits relevant to college life.


Research Publications    
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2008Hau, R., Pleskac, T. J., Kiefer, J., & Hertwig, R. (2008). The description-experience gap in risky choice: The role of sample size and experienced probabilities. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 21, 493-518.
2008Pleskac, T. J. (2008). Decision making and learning while taking sequential risks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition, 34, 167-185.