Amos Tversky
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Amos Tversky was a pioneering cognitive and mathematical psychologist whose work on judgment, decision-making, and behavioral economics—most notably with Daniel Kahneman—fundamentally reshaped our understanding of human rationality.
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| instanceOf |
behavioral scientist
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cognitive psychologist ⓘ human ⓘ mathematical psychologist ⓘ |
| academicAdvisor | Ward Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | melanoma ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Daniel Kahneman
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David Kahneman NERFINISHED ⓘ Itamar Gati NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Slovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-06-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Tversky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioral economics
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cognitive psychology ⓘ judgment and decision-making ⓘ mathematical psychology ⓘ |
| fullName | Amos Nathan Tversky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
behavioral economics
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behavioral finance ⓘ policy-making on risk and uncertainty ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anchoring and adjustment heuristic
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availability heuristic ⓘ cumulative prospect theory NERFINISHED ⓘ elimination by aspects model NERFINISHED ⓘ foundations of measurement ⓘ framing effects ⓘ heuristics and biases research ⓘ loss aversion ⓘ prospect theory NERFINISHED ⓘ representativeness heuristic ⓘ similarity judgments research ⓘ support theory ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| militaryService | Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
“Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases”
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“Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Haifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stanford, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of psychology at Stanford University ⓘ |
| servedIn | paratroopers brigade of the Israel Defense Forces ⓘ |
| spouse | Barbara Tversky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Prospect theory
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Daniel Kahneman