Thomas Gilovich
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Thomas D. Gilovich (b. 1954) is a professor of psychology at Cornell University who has researched decision making and behavioral economics and has written popular books on said subjects. He has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Daryl Bem and Amos Tversky.
Gilovich earned his Ph.D. in psychology at Stanford University in 1981.
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[edit] Notable contributions
- bias blind spot
- clustering illusion
- negative perception of the color black
- self-handicapping
- spotlight effect
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- Gilovich, T., Griffin, D. W. & Kahneman, D. (Eds.). (2002). Heuristics and Biases : The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-79679-2
- Belsky, G., & Gilovich, T. (1999). Why smart people make big money mistakes-and how to correct them: Lessons from the new science of behavioral economics. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-684-85938-6
- Gilovich, T. (1991). How we know what isn't so: The fallibility of human reason in everyday life. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 0-02-911706-2.
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