Preference, Belief, and Similarity: Selected Writings

by Amos Tversky

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026270093X
• ISBN13: 9780262700931
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 1023 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher