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Thomas Dashiff Gilovich is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. He has conducted research in social psychology, decision making, behavioral economics, and has written popular books on these subjects. Gilovich has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Richard Nisbett, Lee Ross and Amos Tversky. His articles in peer-reviewed journals on subjects such as cognitive biases have been widely cited. In addition, Gilovich has been quoted in the media on subjects ranging from the effect of purchases on happiness to perception of judgment in social situations. Gilovich is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Wikipedia  

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Thomas Gilovich Quotes

“People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly-simplified beliefs and to hold them with excessive confidence”

Thomas Gilovich

Source: How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life

People , Confidence

“What we believe is heavily influenced by what we think others believe”

Thomas Gilovich

Source: How We Know What Isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life

Thinking

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