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Context-Dependent Preferences by Tversky, Amos, Simonson, Itamar

“…The standard theory of choice—based on value maximization—associates with each option a real value such that, given an offered set, the decision maker chooses…”
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Choice in Context: Tradeoff Contrast and Extremeness Aversion by Simonson, Itamar, Tversky, Amos

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Advances in Prospect Theory: Cumulative Representation of Uncertainty by TVERSKY, AMOS, KAHNEMAN, DANIEL

“…We develop a new version of prospect theory that employs cumulative rather than separable decision weights and extends the theory in several respects. This…”
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Support Theory: A Nonextensional Representation of Subjective Probability by Tversky, Amos, Koehler, Derek J

“…This article presents a new theory of subjective probability according to which different descriptions of the same event can give rise to different judgments…”
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Choice under Conflict: The Dynamics of Deferred Decision by Tversky, Amos, Shafir, Eldar

“…Choice often produces conflict. This notion, however, plays no role in classical decision theory, in which each alternative is assigned a value, and the…”
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The Weighing of Evidence and the Determinants of Confidence by Griffin, Dale, Tversky, Amos

“…Tests the hypotheses that overconfidence occurs when strength is high and weight is low and that underconfidence occurs when weight is high and strength is low…”
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A Belief-Based Account of Decision Under Uncertainty by Fox, Craig R, Tversky, Amos

“…We develop a belief-based account of decision under uncertainty. This model predicts decisions under uncertainty from (i) judgments of probability, which are…”
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The Disjunction Effect in Choice under Uncertainty by Tversky, Amos, Shafir, Eldar

“…One of the basic axioms of the rational theory of decision under uncertainty is Savage's (1954) sure-thing principle (STP). It states that if prospect x is…”
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Thinking through Uncertainty: Nonconsequential Reasoning and Choice by Shafir, Eldar, Tversky, Amos

“…Nonconsequential behavior was explored for 80 Princeton University undergraduates on reasoning and decision-making tasks (Prisoner's Dilemma, Newcomb's…”
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Preference and Belief: Ambiguity and Competence in Choice under Uncertainty by HEATH, CHIP, TVERSKY, AMOS

“…We investigate the relation between judgments of probability and preferences between bets. A series of experiments provides support for the competence…”
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An Axiomatization of Cumulative Prospect Theory by WAKKER, PETER, TVERSKY, AMOS

“…This paper presents a method for axiomatizing a variety of models for decision making under uncertainty, including Expected Utility and Cumulative Prospect…”
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Extensional versus intuitive reasoning: The conjunction fallacy in probability judgment by Tversky, Amos, Kahneman, Daniel

“…Perhaps the simplest and the most basic qualitative law of probability is the conjunction rule: The probability of a conjunction, P (A&B), cannot exceed the…”
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On the Framing of Multiple Prospects by Redelmeier, Donald A., Tversky, Amos

“…We investigated decisions involving multiple independent uncertain prospects. At the extremes, a decision maker may either consider each prospect as a separate…”
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Anomalies: Preference Reversals by Tversky, Amos, Thaler, Richard H.

“…The preference reversal phenomenon has been established in numerous studies during the last two decades, but its causes have only recently been uncovered. This…”
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The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice by Tversky, Amos, Kahneman, Daniel

“…The psychological principles that govern the perception of decision problems and the evaluation of probabilities and outcomes produce predictable shifts of…”
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Affect, generalization, and the perception of risk by Johnson, Eric J, Tversky, Amos

“…Investigated the role of affect in judgments of risk in 4 experiments. 557 Ss were recruited on college campuses and read paragraphs modeled after newspaper…”
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Rational Choice and the Framing of Decisions by Tversky, Amos, Kahneman, Daniel

“…Alternative descriptions of a decision problem often give rise to different preferences, contrary to the principle of invariance that underlies the rational…”
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Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk by Kahneman, Daniel, Tversky, Amos

“…This paper presents a critique of expected utility theory as a descriptive model of decision making under risk, and develops an alternative model, called…”
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On the elicitation of preferences for alternative therapies by McNeil, B J, Pauker, S G, Sox, Jr, H C, Tversky, A

“…We investigated how variations in the way information is presented to patients influence their choices between alternative therapies. Data were presented…”
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Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases by Tversky, Amos, Kahneman, Daniel

“…This article described three heuristics that are employed in making judgements under uncertainty: (i) representativeness, which is usually employed when people…”
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