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Dawes, Robyn Mason was born on July 23, 1936 in Pittsburgh. Son of Norman H. and Zita (Hill) Dawes.
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"The authors are highly respected as leading figures in the field of judgment and decision making. There are many existing books on topics related to judgment and decision making, but this book makes a unique contribution to this field because of its systematic and scholarly approach, and its breadth of coverage." ―Robert Goldstone, Indiana University "Reid Hastie and Robyn Dawes are two of the most eminent researchers in the field. I know these authors to be excellent writers and I have no doubt that their writing style will be suitable for my students." ―William Goldstein, University of Chicago In the new edition of this award-winning text, renowned authors Reid Hastie and Robyn Dawes compare and contrast the basic principles of rationality with actual behavior in making decisions. This book explores theories and research findings from the field of judgment and decision making in a non-technical manner, using anecdotes as a teaching device. Intended as an introductory textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the material not only is of scholarly interest but is practical as well. New to This Edition • Chapter introductions, conclusions, and cross-references between chapters make the text more student friendly • An abundance of examples from areas such as finance, medicine, law, and engineering anchor concepts to the real world • Increased consideration of descriptive, psychological models of decision making augment the original emphasis on normative, rational, "Expected Utility Theory" models, bring the book up to date • Balance among the three major approaches to judgment and decision making: cognitive psychological analyses of mental processes and heuristics, descriptive algebraic models of judgment and decision processes, and rational models of decision making
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Robin Dawes spares no one in this powerful critique of modern psychotherapeutic practice. As Dawes points out, we have all been swayed by the "pop psych" view of the world--believing, for example, that self-esteem is an essential precursor to being a productive human being, that events in one's childhood affect one's fate as an adult, and that "you have to love yourself before you can love another.".
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Merit-based tests and contests have become popular methods for allocating rewards – from trophies to contracts, jobs to grants, admissions to licenses. With origins in jurisprudence, methods of rewarding merit seem fairer than those rewarding political or social connections, bribery, aggression, status, or wealth. Because of this, merit-based competitions are well-suited to the societal belief that people should be rewarded for what they know or do, and not for who they know or are; however, judging merit is rarely an easy task – it is prone to a variety of biases and errors. Small biases and errors, especially in large competitions, can make large differences in who or what is rewarded. It is important, then, to learn how to spot flaws in procedures for judging merit and to correct them when possible. Based on over 20 years of theory and research in human judgment, decision making and social psychology, this unique book brings together for the first time what is known about the processes and problems of judging merit and their consequences. It also provides practical suggestions for increasing the fairness of merit-based competitions, and examines the future and limits of these competitions in society.
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Dawes, Robyn Mason was born on July 23, 1936 in Pittsburgh. Son of Norman H. and Zita (Hill) Dawes.
Bachelor in Philosophy, Harvard University, 1958. Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, University Michigan, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Psychology, University Michigan, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Goteborg, Sweden, 1999.
Researcher Ann Arbor (Michigan) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1962-1967. Lecturer University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1966, assistant professor, 1966-1967. Associate professor psychology U. Oregon, Eugene, 1967-1971, professor, 1971-1985,co-head department psychology, 1972-1973, acting head, 1979-1980, head, 1981-1985.
Professor psychology, Carnegie Mellon U., 1985, university professor, 1992, Charles J. Queenan Junior university professor, 1997. Head department social and decision science, 1985-1990, 95-96. Research scientist Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, 1967-1976, vice president, 1973-1974.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization lecturer, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1968. Visiting professor University of California-Santa Barbara, 1975-1976. President Oregon Psychol.Assn., 1984-1985.
Consultant numerous institutions and organizations Rackham Summer fellow, 1961. James McKean Cattell Sabbatical fellow, 1978-1979. Delegate National Academy of Sciences, United States of America-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences Seminar Decision Making, Moscow/Tblisi, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1979.
Center Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences fellow, 1980-1981. Fellow Center for Rationality and Interactive Decision Making The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1994.
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Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Psychological Society, American Association Applied and Preventive Psychology (executive board since 1991), American Statistical Association. Member Oregon Psychological Association (president 1984-1985), Public Choice Society, Psychometric Society, Judgement and Decision Making Research Society (chairman 1986, executive board 1988, executive board 1994-1995), Society Advancement of Socio-Economics (executive board 1991-1998), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi (senior ).
Children by previous marriage: Jennifer, Molly.