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Amos Tversky

Amos Tversky is a pioneer of cognitive science, a collaborator of Daniel Kahneman, and a key figure in the discovery of systematic human cognitive bias and handling of risk. With Kahneman, originated prospect theory to explain irrational human economic choices.

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