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They have to preregister their plans on a public site, and, in articles they publish later, they are obligated to focus on the results that they... See more
Daniel Kahneman • Adversarial Collaboration: An EDGE Lecture by Daniel Kahneman
iNcentives Understand mappings Defaults Give feedback Expect error Structure complex choices
Cass R. Sunstein • Nudge
“This reform will not pass. Those who stand to lose will fight harder than those who stand to gain.” “Each of them thinks the other’s concessions are less painful. They are both wrong, of course. It’s just the asymmetry of losses.” “They would find it easier to renegotiate the agreement if they realized the pie was actually expanding. They’re not a
... See moreDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
I could have also tapped the vast literature in psychology and economics, which tests the judgment and decision-making of undergraduates against benchmarks from statistics, probability, logic, and rationality. In many contexts, but not all, we humans make systemic logical errors, see illusory correlations, misattribute causal forces to random proce
... See moreJoseph Henrich • The Secret of Our Success
Barry Schwartz a appelé ce phénomène «le paradoxe du choix210»: on valorise le choix et on cherche à se mettre en position de choix même si au final les choix diminuent notre bonheur. Mais Schwartz et ses collègues211 ont également découvert que ce paradoxe s’applique principalement aux gens qu’ils appellent «maximiseurs», des gens qui évaluent tou
... See moreJonathan Haidt • L'hypothèse du bonheur: La redécouverte de la sagesse ancienne dans la science contemporaine (PSY. Individus, groupes, cultures) (French Edition)
people judge competence by combining the two dimensions of strength and trustworthiness.
Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
This ancient mechanism is put to a novel use in the modern world: it has some influence on how people vote. Todorov showed his students pictures of men’s faces, sometimes for as little as one-tenth of a second, and asked them to rate the faces on various attributes, including likability and competence. Observers agreed quite well on those ratings.
... See moreDaniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
people do not take actions that are necessarily the most economical, but actions that make them feel the smartest.
Yu-kai Chou • Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
“That start-up achieved an outstanding proof of concept, but we shouldn’t expect them to do as well in the future. They are still a long way from the market and there is a lot of room for regression.” “Our intuitive prediction is very favorable, but it is probably too high. Let’s take into account the strength of our evidence and regress the predic
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