This study provides evidence that the husband-wife
decision making process, just as the individual decision
making process, is contingent upon the task complexity.
As the task became more complex, couples used a
multistage strategy more often, a smaller proportion of
available information, a smaller proportion of available
attributes, and a shorter time per unit of available
information. In addition, this study explores differences in
the information processing behavior between individuals
and couples at equivalent levels of task complexity.
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