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Amos Nathan Tversky

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Amos Nathan Tversky (English: Amos Nathan Tversky, Hebrew: עמוס טברסקי, March 16, 1937 - June 2, 1996), was born in Haifa, Israel. He was a famous cognitive psychologist and mathematical psychologist, and a pioneer in cognitive science. He has long collaborated with Daniel Kahneman to develop prospect theory, which studies human cognitive biases and how to deal with risks.

Category
Scholars
Nationality
Israel
Born
1937-03-16
Died
1996-06-02
Wikidata
Q474333
Occupations psychologisteconomistuniversity teacherauthor
Aliases A TverskyA. TverskyAmos Nathan TverskyAmos TverskyAmos TverskyAmos Nathan TverskyAmos Nathan TverskyAmos Nathan Tversky

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