Tadeusz Tyszka

Prof. Tadeusz Tyszka is a Full Professor and Director of the Center for Economic Psychology and Decision Research (Centrum Psychologii Ekonomicznej i Badań Decyzji ALK) at Kozminski University. His primary research interests include decision-making psychology, economic psychology, and behavioral economics. He has authored numerous books and articles, including Psychologiczne Pułapki Oceniania i Podejmowania Decyzji and Psychologia Zachowań Konsumenckich. He has held leadership roles in international scientific associations, such as the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology and the Division 9 (Economic Psychology) of the International Association of Applied Psychology.

His research focuses on cognitive and emotional factors influencing risk perception, decision-making under uncertainty, and consumer behavior. Recent work examines how psychological biases affect choices related to insurance, disaster preparedness, and entrepreneurial risk-taking. Prof. Tyszka’s interdisciplinary approach bridges psychology, economics, and behavioral science to understand human decision processes in complex scenarios.

He has contributed to debates on moral judgment, probabilistic reasoning, and the application of psychological principles to policy design. His publications span experimental studies, theoretical analyses, and critiques of literary and historical works through a psychological lens.