Timothy J. Pleskac

Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Complex Systems and Decision Making Behavioral Health and Interventions Forecasting Techniques and Applications

Publications

167

Citations

4,407

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2002

Research summary

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Timothy J. Pleskac studies how people make decisions, using mathematical and computational models to describe the mental processes behind choices. A recurring focus is 'evidence accumulation' models (which represent how people gather information before deciding), applied to areas such as social perception in psychiatric conditions, split-second decisions to shoot in policing simulations, and forecasting. His work bridges cognitive psychology, decision science, and clinical/applied settings.

Decision-making and behavioral economicsEvidence accumulation / diffusion modelingSocial cognition and psychiatric conditionsHigh-stakes and applied decisions (e.g., use of force)Forecasting and prediction

Publication activity has fluctuated over the last decade, peaking around 2018–2019 and dipping in 2023, with a notable increase again in 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.8/year recently

Recent publications

Publishes in

The MIT Press eBooks×7
Decision×4
Cognition×4
Scientific Reports×3
MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society)×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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