Rationality and Psychology in International Politics

The ubiquitous yet inaccurate belief in international relations scholarship that cognitive biases and emotion cause only mistakes distorts the field's understanding of the relationship between rationality and psychology in three ways. If psychology explains only mistakes (or deviations from rat...

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Published in:International organization 2005-01, Vol.59 (1), p.77-106
Main Author: Mercer, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behaviorism
Beliefs
Bias
Cognition
Cognitive bias
Cognitive psychology
Desire
Emotion
Emotions
Errors
International politics
International Relations
Judgment
Justice
Political behavior
Political psychology
Psychological models
Psychology
Rational choice theory
Rationalism
Rationality
Reputation
Studies
Trust
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