Robyn Dawes
Robyn Dawes | |
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| Born | Robyn Mason Dawes 23 July 1936 |
| Died | 14 December 2010 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA), University of Michigan (M. Psych, PhD) |
| Known for | Judgment & Decision-Making, Clinical v. Statistical Prediction |
| Awards | American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Fellow), American Statistical Association (Fellow), APA William James Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical Psychology Clinical Psychology |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University |
Robyn Mason Dawes (July 23, 1936 – December 14, 2010) 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. 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 (see below).