Ralph Hertwig, PhD

Professor
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Lentzeallee 94
Berlin Germany D-14195


Biographical Sketch:
Ralph Hertwig is the Director of the Center of Adaptive Rationality (ARC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. Before joining the MPI in 2012, Hertwig was a professor for cognitive and decision sciences and dean at the University of Basel, Psychology Department. Among other topics, he has examined models of boundedly rational decision strategies, smart methods to foster good decisions ("boosts"), and learning and experienced-based decision making. He has published in Science, Psychological Review, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Science and numerous other journals.

Papers:
KEYNOTE: BEYOND NUDGING: HOW TO BOOST MEDICAL DECISION MAKING