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Jonathan Baron is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on judgment and decision-making, moral reasoning, and public policy.
Known for: Thinking and Deciding
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Thinking and Deciding
Thinking and Deciding is a comprehensive exploration of human judgment and decision-making. Jonathan Baron examines how people think, reason, and make choices, integrating insights from psychology, economics, and philosophy. The book discusses rationality, biases, moral reasoning, and the processes underlying everyday and scientific decisions, offering a framework for understanding and improving human thought.
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Rationality and the Role of Thinking in Human Cognition
To begin any inquiry into decision-making, we must define what we mean by rational thinking. The essence of rationality, as I have developed it across my research, lies in thinking that helps us achieve our goals given our knowledge. It is not about emotionless calculation but about coherence betwee...
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Normative Models: How We Should Decide
To understand rational choice, we turn to normative models, the theoretical ideals that define how decisions *ought* to be made. Among these, expected utility theory and Bayesian reasoning are central. Expected utility theory rests on the assumption that rational agents maximize expected satisfactio...
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About Jonathan Baron
Jonathan Baron is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on judgment and decision-making, moral reasoning, and public policy. Baron is known for his contributions to the study of rationality and cognitive processes in decision-making.
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