معرفی
Reid Hastie is the Ralph and Dorothy Keller Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he has been faculty since 2001. His research focuses on judgment and decision-making across managerial, legal, medical, and personal contexts, with particular emphasis on causal reasoning and collective intelligence.
Education
- PhD in Psychology, Yale University (1973)
- MA in Psychology, University of California, San Diego (1970)
- BA in Psychology, Stanford University (1968)
Research Focus
Hastie investigates cognitive foundations of decision processes, including neural mechanisms of risk assessment, rumor propagation in financial markets, jury decision-making, and information visualization psychology. His work bridges behavioral science with economics, law, and organizational theory.
Publication Trends
Recent works analyze group decision failures, individual moderation preferences, and prediction models for binary event sequences. His scholarship consistently demonstrates how cognitive heuristics affect institutional outcomes and personal choices.
Professional Engagement
Actively involved with Booth's Center for Decision Research. Previously directed University of Colorado's Center for Research and Judgment Policy. Served on NSF, NIMH, and NRC review panels across 30+ years of continuous federal research funding.
