 Take-the-best. To decide which of two alternatives has a higher value on a specific criterion, (i) first search the cues in order of their predictive validity; (ii) next, stop search when a cue is found which discriminates between the alternatives; (iii) then, choose the alternative selected by the discriminating cue. (iv) If all cues fail to discriminate between the two alternatives, then choose an alternative by chance (Einhorn 1970; Gigerenzer &amp; Goldstein 1996).