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Stevens, Scott P.
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Game theory.
Games.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Decision making.
Decision making -- Social aspects.
Multiple criteria decision making.
Decision making -- Statistical methods.
Psychological games.
Competition (Psychology)
Negotiation.
Philosophical behaviorism.
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Stevens, Scott P.
Game theory.
Games.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Decision making.
Decision making -- Social aspects.
Multiple criteria decision making.
Decision making -- Statistical methods.
Psychological games.
Competition (Psychology)
Negotiation.
Philosophical behaviorism.
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Games people play [videorecording (DVD)] : game theory in life, business, and beyond /
Scott
P
.
Stevens
.
by
Stevens
,
Scott
P
.
Teaching Co., c2008.
Call #:
DVD 519.3 S846g
Subjects
Game theory.
Games.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Decision making.
Decision making -- Social aspects.
Multiple criteria decision making.
Decision making -- Statistical methods.
Psychological games.
Competition (Psychology)
Negotiation.
Philosophical behaviorism.
Series
Great courses (DVD)
Great courses (DVD). Business & economics.
ISBN:
9781598034837 (set)
Alternate title:
Great Courses. Games people play [videorecording (DVD)] : game theory in life, business, and beyond
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] :
Description:
4 videodiscs (ca. 12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 116
p
. ; 19 cm.).
Notes:
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Book contains lecture transcripts and outlines, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.
Home use only.
Contents:
Disc 1. The world of game theory -- The nature of the game -- The real life chessboard: sequential games -- Life's little games: the 2x2 classic games -- Guessing right: simultaneous move games -- Practical applications of game theory.
Disc 2. A random walk: dealing with chance events -- Pure competition: constant-sum games -- Mixed strategies and nonzero-sum games -- Threats, promises, and commitments -- Credibility, deterrence, and compellence -- Incomplete and imperfect information.
Disc 3. Whom can you trust?: signalling and screening -- Encouraging productivity: incentive schemes -- The persistence of memory: repeated games -- Does this stuff really work? -- The tragedy of the Commons -- Games in motion: evolutionary game theory.
Disc 4. Game theory and economics: Oligopolies -- Voting: determining the will of the people -- Auctions and the winner's curse -- Bargaining and cooperative games -- Game theory and business: co-opetition -- All the world's a game.
Performers:
Lecturer, Professor
Scott
P
.
Stevens
, (James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia).
Summary:
These 24 half-hour lectures study the strategic, interactive decision making among rational individuals. Any time people are making decisions that affect others or is response to the actions of others, or even the expected actions of others, they're playing a game.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Teaching Company.
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