Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings (Bradford Books)


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Amos Tversky (1937--1996), a towering figure in cognitive and mathematical
psychology, devoted his professional life to the study of similarity, judgment, and decision making.
He had a unique ability to master the technicalities of normative ideals and then to intuit and
demonstrate experimentally their systematic violation due to the vagaries and consequences of human
information processing. He created new areas of study and helped transform disciplines as varied as
economics, law, medicine, political science, philosophy, and statistics.This book collects forty of
Tversky's articles, selected by him in collaboration with the editor during the last months of
Tversky's life. It is divided into three sections: Similarity, Judgment, and Preferences. The
Preferences section is subdivided into Probabilistic Models of Choice, Choice under Risk and
Uncertainty, and Contingent Preferences. Included are several articles written with his frequent
collaborator, Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman.
Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings (Bradford Books) Review
While I have an interest in behavioural economics, I have no expertise in psychology. Nevertheless, the works of Amos Tversky are immediately accessible to the outsider. I have read some of his work in other collections (particularly "Judgement under uncertainty") and it is a real pleasure exploring more of his writing.Most of the consumer Reviews tell that the "Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings (Bradford Books)" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings (Bradford Books) ...

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