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Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality

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The capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small

Herbert A. Simon · Models of Man

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Author

Herbert A. Simon

Source

Models of Man

Chapter / location

1957 edition, page 198

Tradition

cognitive-biases · decision-making · quote

Source information

From Models of Man, 1957 edition, page 198.

Translation

English translation; consult the named source edition for the original wording.

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“The capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small”

Author

On the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality record, herbert A. In this Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality context, simon wrote this formulation in the named scholarly work. Applied specifically to Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, authorship follows the publication record and not later quote collections.

Source

For Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, the source is Models of Man, 1957 edition, page 198. On the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality record, the excerpt is deliberately short and its capitalization follows the located text.

Context

In this Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality context, “The capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small” — Simon, Models of Man (1957), p. Applied specifically to Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, 198; edition check required. For Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, in context, the wording identifies a precise research claim, not a slogan that all intuitive judgment is defective. On the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality record, the surrounding argument states the decision exercise, comparison, and evidentiary limit.

Meaning

In this Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality context, the passage matters because it compresses “The capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small” — Simon, Models of Man (1957), p. Applied specifically to Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, 198. For Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, its responsible interpretation keeps the experimental or theoretical boundary visible and does not diagnose an individual from an isolated choice.

On the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality record, the quotation connects to calibrated confidence, base-rate reasoning, disconfirming evidence, and decision-process review. In this Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality context, those links explain the idea and not merely collecting adjacent names.

Sources

  • A Behavioral Model of Rational Choice — Herbert A. Simon; Quarterly Journal of Economics 69(1), 99–118 (1955); source 1 supports the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality evidence audit.
  • Bounded Rationality — Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Authoritative source record; source 2 supports the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality evidence audit.
  • Crossref Scholarly Metadata — Crossref; Authoritative source record; source 3 supports the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality evidence audit.

Applied specifically to Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality,

Evidence Audit

The available evidence audit for Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality begins with a narrow claim: “the capacity of the human mind for formulating and solving complex problems is very small” — simon, models of man (1957), p. For Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, 198. On the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality record, the first cited record, A Behavioral Model of Rational Choice, is used for that owned proposition. In this Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality context, the second source supplies a comparison or field-level boundary. Applied specifically to Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality, neither source is treated as authority for facts it does not report.

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3 scholarly sources
  • 01
    A Behavioral Model of Rational ChoiceBy Herbert A. SimonQuarterly Journal of Economics 69(1), 99–118 (1955); source 1 supports the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality evidence auditConsult source
  • 02
    Bounded RationalityBy Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyAuthoritative source record; source 2 supports the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality evidence auditConsult source
  • 03
    Crossref Scholarly MetadataBy CrossrefAuthoritative source record; source 3 supports the Herbert Simon on Bounded Rationality evidence auditConsult source

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Based on 3 scholarly sourcesLast updated 2026-08-28