Gerd Gigerenzer

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Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and decision theorist known for his work on bounded rationality, heuristics, and risk literacy.

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instanceOf academic
author
decision theorist
human
psychologist
countryOfCitizenship Germany
educatedAt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
surface form: University of Munich
employer Max Planck Institute for Human Development
familyName Gigerenzer
fieldOfWork decision theory
surface form: behavioral decision theory

bounded rationality
cognitive psychology
decision theory
heuristics
judgment and decision making
psychology
risk literacy
givenName Gerd
hasAcademicDiscipline decision sciences
psychology
statistics
influencedBy Herbert Simon
surface form: Herbert A. Simon
knownFor critique of classical rational choice models
popular science books on decision making
research on bounded rationality
research on fast and frugal heuristics
work on ecological rationality
work on risk literacy
languageSpoken English
German
name Gerd Gigerenzer self-link
nationality German
notableWork Adaptive Thinking
Calculated Risks
Gut Feelings
Risk Savvy
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
occupation author
psychologist
researcher
university teacher
positionHeld director at Max Planck Institute for Human Development
director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition
researchInterest decision making under uncertainty
human judgment
medical decision making
probabilistic reasoning
risk communication
statistical literacy
sexOrGender male
theoryDeveloped ecological rationality approach to decision making
fast and frugal heuristics framework

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