Gerd Gigerenzer
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Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and decision theorist known for his work on bounded rationality, heuristics, and risk literacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerd Gigerenzer canonical | 13 |
| Gigerenzer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2336597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerd Gigerenzer Context triple: [Gerd, hasNotableBearer, Gerd Gigerenzer]
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Norman E. Thagard
Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
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B.
Barry K. Schwartz
Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman and co-founder of the Calvin Klein fashion brand.
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C.
Andrea diSessa
Andrea diSessa is an American educational researcher and cognitive scientist known for his work on physics education, computational literacy, and the design of learning environments.
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D.
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.
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E.
Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon was an American economist, political scientist, and cognitive psychologist renowned for his pioneering work on decision-making, bounded rationality, and artificial intelligence, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerd Gigerenzer Target entity description: Gerd Gigerenzer is a German psychologist and decision theorist known for his work on bounded rationality, heuristics, and risk literacy.
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A.
Norman E. Thagard
Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
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B.
Barry K. Schwartz
Barry K. Schwartz is an American businessman and co-founder of the Calvin Klein fashion brand.
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C.
Andrea diSessa
Andrea diSessa is an American educational researcher and cognitive scientist known for his work on physics education, computational literacy, and the design of learning environments.
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D.
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.
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E.
Herbert Simon
Herbert Simon was an American economist, political scientist, and cognitive psychologist renowned for his pioneering work on decision-making, bounded rationality, and artificial intelligence, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ decision theorist ⓘ human ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Munich
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linked to:
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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| employer | Max Planck Institute for Human Development ⓘ |
| familyName | Gigerenzer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
behavioral decision theory
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linked to:
decision theory
bounded rationality ⓘ cognitive psychology ⓘ decision theory ⓘ heuristics ⓘ judgment and decision making ⓘ psychology ⓘ risk literacy ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerd ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
decision sciences
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psychology ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Herbert A. Simon
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linked to:
Herbert Simon
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| knownFor |
critique of classical rational choice models
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popular science books on decision making ⓘ research on bounded rationality ⓘ research on fast and frugal heuristics ⓘ work on ecological rationality ⓘ work on risk literacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| name | Gerd Gigerenzer ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adaptive Thinking
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Calculated Risks ⓘ Gut Feelings ⓘ Risk Savvy ⓘ Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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psychologist ⓘ researcher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director at Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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director of the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
decision making under uncertainty
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human judgment ⓘ medical decision making ⓘ probabilistic reasoning ⓘ risk communication ⓘ statistical literacy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped |
ecological rationality approach to decision making
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fast and frugal heuristics framework ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (14)
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