Psychology · Judgement & Decision Making
A topic within Judgement & Decision Making, itself one of 12 topics in that field and part of Psychology.
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Daniel Kahneman
His Nobel lecture, arguing that intuitive judgement and choice are governed by an accessible, fast System 1 whose outputs a slower, effortful System 2 only occasionally checks or overrides.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Barry Schwartz (TED)
Argues that added options raise expectations and regret rather than welfare; note that meta-analyses since have found the choice-overload effect close to zero on average and dependent on conditions.
link checked 17 Sept 2026