Joshua Klayman

Joshua Klayman studies the processes of judgment and decision making, with special interests in learning, reasoning, hypothesis testing, and revision of beliefs. He is interested in applications of experimental research to problems in organizational change, managerial decision making, planning, and problem solving. His research has been supported by several grants from the National Science Foundation, and has been published in both psychology and management journals. He serves on several editorial and review boards and has served as president of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. He is also a founding partner of Humanly Possible Inc., which offers executive coaching, consulting, and management education.

He has held visiting positions in France (at INSEAD) and Australia (at the University of Melbourne Business School) and was also a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Melbourne.

Klayman earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and social inquiry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974. He received a PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1982.

In addition to his academic interests, Klayman enjoys travel and has visited or worked in 36 different countries so far. He has a particular interest in exotic cuisines, likes to observe fish in their natural habitats, and has a collection of antique radios.

Selected Publications

With K. Burson and R. P. Larrick, "Skilled or unskilled, but still unaware of it: How perceptions of difficulty drive miscalibration in relative comparisons," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2006).

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With J. Soll, "Overconfidence in Interval Estimates," Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, & Cognition (2004).

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"Ambivalence in (not about) Naturalistic Decision Making," Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (2001).

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With J. Soll, C. Gonzalez-Vallejo, and S. Barlas, "Overconfidence: It Depends on How, What, and Whom You Ask," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (1999).

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With C. Heath and R. P. Larrick, "Cognitive Repairs: How Organizational Practices Can Compensate for Individual Shortcomings," Review of Organizational Behavior (1998).

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