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Herbert A. Simon, an Uncommon card
Herbert Alexander Simon was an American scholar whose work influenced the fields of computer science, economics, and cognitive psychology.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 157
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 157 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Herbert A. Simon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Herbert A. Simon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He and Allen Newell ______ the ACM Turing Award in 1975, and he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1978.
Answer
received. He and Allen Newell received the ACM Turing Award in 1975, and he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1978. From the Herbert A. Simon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Flight attendant. Flight attendant 83 · Herbert A. Simon 79 · Esther Duflo 75 · Irony 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His primary research interest was decision-making within organizations and he is best known for the theories of "bounded rationality" and "satisficing".
- He and Allen Newell received the ACM Turing Award in 1975, and he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1978.
- His research was noted for its interdisciplinary nature, spanning the fields of cognitive science, computer science, public administration, management, and political science.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Herbert A. Simon article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Herbert A. Simon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Herbert A. Simon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
