Thomas Gilovich

Thomas D. Gilovich is a professor of psychology at Cornell University who has researched decision making and behavioral economics and has written popular books on said subjects. He has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Daryl Bem and Amos Tversky.

Gilovich earned his PhD in psychology at Stanford University in 1981.

Notable contributions

• bias blind spot
• clustering illusion
• negative perception of the color black
• self-handicapping

Books

• Gilovich, T., Griffin, D. W. & Kahneman, D. (Eds.). (2002). Heuristics and Biases : The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521796792
• Belsky, G., & Gilovich, T. (1999). Why smart people make big money mistakes-and how to correct them: Lessons from the new science of behavioral economics. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0684859386
• Gilovich, T. (1991). How we know what isn't so: The fallibility of human reason in everyday life. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 0029117062. Summary (http://www.analytictech.com/mb021/notes_on_gilovich.htm).

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