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Robyn Dawes

American psychologist (1936-2010) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 74

Robyn Mason Dawes was an American psychologist who specialized in the field of human judgment. His research interests included human irrationality, human cooperation, intuitive expertise, and the United States AIDS policy.

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Awards

Fellow of the American Statistical Association2006
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

He applied linear models to human decision making, including models with equal weights, a method known as unit-weighted regression. He co-wrote an early textbook on mathematical psychology alongside Clyde Coombs and Amos Tversky.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2010 · aged 74