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Mathematical psychology: Prospects for the 21st century: A guest editorial. (English) Zbl 1152.91304

Summary: The twenty-first century is certainly in progress by now, but hardly well underway. Therefore, I will take that modest elasticity in concept as a frame for this essay. This frame will serve as background for some of my hopes and gripes about contemporary psychology and mathematical psychology’s place therein. It will also act as platform for earnest, if wistful thoughts about what might have (and perhaps can still) aid us in forwarding our agenda and what I see as some of the promising avenues for the future. I loosely structure the essay into a section about mathematical psychology in the context of psychology at large and then a section devoted to prospects within mathematical psychology proper. The essay can perhaps be considered as in a similar spirit, although differing in content, to previous editorial-like reviews of general or specific aspects of mathematical psychology such as [W. K. Estes [J. Math. Psychol. 12, 263–282 (1975; Zbl 0321.92024); J. C. Falmagne Mathematical psychology: A perspective. J. Math. Psychol. 49, 436–439 (1997); R. D. Luce, J. Math. Psychol. 41, No. 1, 79–87 (1997; Zbl 0883.92042)] that have appeared in this journal.

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91-06 Proceedings, conferences, collections, etc. pertaining to game theory, economics, and finance
91-03 History of game theory, economics, and finance
01A61 History of mathematics in the 21st century
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