Dietrich Dörner

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Dietrich Dörner (born 28 September 1938, Berlin) is emeritus professor for General and Theoretical Psychology at the Institute of Theoretical Psychology at the Otto-Friedrich University in Bamberg, Germany.

In 1986, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research.{{cite web |url= https://www.dfg.de/download/pdf/gefoerderte_projekte/preistraeger/gwl-preis/leibniz_preistraeger_86_15.pdf |title= List of all prize recipients 1986-2015 |language=German |date= 2015 |accessdate= 2 January 2016 |publisher= Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150319032919/http://www.dfg.de/download/pdf/gefoerderte_projekte/preistraeger/gwl-preis/leibniz_preistraeger_86_15.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}

The cognitive architecture Psi-Theory is developed under his guidance.

Books

  • The Logic of Failure: Recognizing And Avoiding Error in Complex Situations ({{ISBN|0201479486}}, 1996, Perseus Publishing){{cite web |url = https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dietrich-dorner/the-logic-of-failure/ |title = The Logic of Failure |work = Kirkus Reviews |date = 15 May 1996 |accessdate = 23 December 2015 }}
  • Bauplan für eine Seele (lit.: Blueprint for a Soul, available in German language only), Reinbek: Rowohlt, 2001 ({{ISBN|3499611937}}).
  • Die Mechanik des Seelenwagens (lit: Mechanics of the soul's cart, available in German language only), Bern: Huber, 2002 ({{ISBN|3-456-83814-X}}).

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