JDM research in accounting examines two basic issues. First, it examines the quality of individual (or small group) JDM. In other words, JDM researchers seek to measure individuals’ performance when doing judgment and decision-making tasks. Second, JDM research examines the determinants of both high- and lower-quality JDM. Factors that lead to lower-quality JDM can be thought of as causes of JDM “problems,” while factors that lead to high-quality JDM can be thought of as remedies for those “problems." Causes of problems and remedies for problems include both input and process factors. Input factors are those that the decision maker brings to task (such as knowledge) or faces while doing to task (such as time pressure). Process factors reflect the procedures a person goes through while making the judgment or decision. For example, people employ. Different information-search strategies. Causes of and remedies for problems also include both existing variables and yet-to-exist variables. For example, research might examine the effects of a proposed financial reporting standard on investors’JDM. Overall, then, the ultimate goal of this line of inquiry is to identify areas of JDM that need improvement, understand their causes, and examine the effectiveness of remedies that address the causes. The next section discusses the importance of addressing these issues.