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Dec 7, 2021 · One reason for these differences—and by no means the only reason—is the discrepancy in the cognitive impact that rare events (typically the risk event) and common events (typically the nonoccurrence of the risk event) have on the decision maker. We propose a description–experience framework that highlights not only the impact of each mode ...
The description–experience gap in risky choice. R Hertwig, I Erev. Trends in cognitive sciences 13 (12), 517-523. , 2009. 1070. 2009. Heuristics: The foundations of adaptive behavior. G Gigerenzer, R Hertwig, T Pachur. Oxford University Press.
Ralph Hertwig The COVID-19 pandemic has seen one of the first large-scale uses of digital contact tracing to track a chain of infection and contain the spread of a virus.
Dec 7, 2021 · The Description–Experience Perspective in Risky Choice. There is a time-honored tradition of using monetary gambles to examine how people respond to risk—whether by means of thought experiments (e.g., Bernoulli, 1738/1954) or behavioral experiments (e.g., Allais, 1953). This fondness for gambles is understandable.
Wegwarth, O., Hertwig, R., Giese, H., & Fineberg, H. V. (2024). The impact of nontransparent health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine-hesitant ...
2017: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize: since 2016: Honorary professor, Freie Universität Berlin: since 2013: Honorary Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: since 2012: Director, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
May 22, 2016 · Abstract. Western history of thought abounds with claims that knowledge is valued and sought. Yet people often choose not to know. We call the conscious choice not to seek or use knowledge (or information) deliberate ignorance. Using examples from a wide range of domains, we demonstrate that deliberate ignorance has important functions.
