https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/biases-the-wrong-model/
Behavioural economics assumes a logically consistent model of human behaviour, then seeks to explain why actual human behaviour “deviates” from this model. It blames an ever-longer list of systemic “biases” in our decision-making methods. This cannot be right. Where did we leave our Occam’s Razor? “There are not 200 human biases. There are 200 deviations from the wrong model”…
Professor at George Washington University
I am a Professor with Human-Technology Collaboration and Educational Technology programs at George Washington University in Washington DC. I have written 12 books and more than 100 articles, and I co-host of the Parsing Science podcast where scientists tell the stories behind their research. I am also the developer of the WeShareScience.com online platform for sharing research videos, and SciencePods.com where researchers can create free podcasts about their science. My research interests include human interactions with intelligent machines, needs, needs assessments, and instructional design.
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