Barbara Tversky Explained

Barbara Tversky
Birth Date:Barbara Gans
Fields:Cognitive psychology
Workplaces:Hebrew University, Stanford University, Columbia University
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Awards:Fellow, American Psychological Society
Fellow, Cognitive Science Society
Fellow, Society of Experimental Psychologists
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Kampé de Fériet Award [1]
Partner:Daniel Kahneman (2020–2024; his death)

Barbara Tversky (Gans) is an American psychologist. She is a professor emerita of psychology at Stanford University and a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.[2] [3] Tversky specializes in cognitive psychology.

Education

Tversky received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1963 and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1969.[4]

Academic career

Areas of work

She is an authority in the areas of visual-spatial reasoning and collaborative cognition. Tversky’s research interests include language and communication, comprehension of events and narratives, and the mapping and modeling of cognitive processes. She is the author of Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought. Basic Books, 2019.

Academic roles

She has served on the faculty of Stanford University since 1977 and of Teachers College, Columbia University, since 2005.

In addition, Tversky has served on the editorial boards of multiple prominent academic journals, including Psychological Research (1976–1984), the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition (1976–1982), the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General (1982–1988), Memory and Cognition (1989–2001), and Cognitive Psychology (1995–2002).

Recognition

Tversky was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013, named a Fellow of the American Psychological Society in 1995, the Cognitive Science Society in 2002, and the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 2004. In 1999, she received the Phi Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2020 she received the Kampé de Fériet Award.

Personal life

Tversky was married to fellow psychologist Amos Tversky (1937–1996) from 1963 until his death in 1996. They had 3 children together.[5] The Tverskys were close friends of Daniel Kahneman, Amos's longtime collaborator.[6] After Kahneman was widowed, Barbara lived with Kahneman from at least 2020 until his death in 2024.[7] [8]

Tversky describes herself as "culturally Jewish", speaks Hebrew, and lived in Jerusalem.[9] She is a fan of opera.

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2020-06-29 . Barbara Tversky Receives Kampé de Fériet Award . APS Observer . en-US . 33.
  2. Web site: Barbara Tversky, Stanford University Faculty Profile . 2019-09-12 .
  3. Web site: Barbara Tversky, Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty Profile . 2009-03-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090527172546/http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=bt2158 . 2009-05-27 .
  4. Web site: FABBS :: In Honor Of... Barbara Tversky. 21 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Amos Tversky, leading decision researcher, dies at 59. 2021-10-14. 2021-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20210303034115/https://news.stanford.edu/pr/96/960605tversky.html. dead.
  6. News: Jr . Robert D. Hershey . 2024-03-27 . Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90 . 2024-03-27 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to do About It (People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 27).
  8. Web site: Interview with Daniel Kahneman . 2023-01-09 . Interviews with Max Raskin . en-US.
  9. Web site: Interview with Barbara Tversky. live. 2021-07-27. Interviews with Max Raskin. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727141747/https://www.maxraskin.com/interviews/barbara-tversky . 2021-07-27 .