Nine articles and a short communication are compiled in this volume, which focuses on research on the psychology of decision making. They cover decisions relating to antiterrorist emergency
ventilation systems; a model of decision-making agent architecture in neurocomputing; geographic information systems and expert systems in spatial decision problems; the ability of children to
control their thoughts and actions as they grow older; and decisions relating to cocaine use, childbirth drugs, alcohol and drug use by adolescents, elderly care, and prejudice against groups
involved in terrorist attacks. Article authors work in a variety of fields, including engineering, neuroscience, psychology, and computer technology; they are based around the world. No
credentials are listed for the editor. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
