declarations of high confidence mainly tell you that an ind… - Daniel Kahneman

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declarations of high confidence mainly tell you that an individual has constructed a coherent story in his mind, not necessarily that the story is true.

Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow · 2012 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Daniel Kahneman (March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli-American psychologist. He shared the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Vernon L. Smith. Kahneman is notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making, behavioral economics and hedonic psychology. Latterly, he was professor emeritus of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School.

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Native Name: דניאל כהנמן

Alternative Names: D Kahneman • D. Kahneman • Kahneman • Kahneman D • Kahneman D.

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