P1198: Software for tracing decision behavior in lending to small businesses
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers
- Vol. 33 (2), 234-242
- https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03195370
Abstract
This paper describes a process-tracing software program specially designed to capture decision behavior in lending to small businesses. The source code was written in Lotus Notes. The software runs in a Web browser and consists of two interacting systems: a database and a user interface. The database includes three realistic loan applications. The user interface consists of different but interacting screens that enable the participant to operate the software. Log files registerthe decision behavior of the participant. An empirical example is presented in order to show the software’s potential in providing insights into judgment and decision making. The implications of the software are discussed.Keywords
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