The son of an immigrant and the spouse of an immigrant, David received a BA from Penn and a PhD from UCSD. He spent his entire teaching career in the Psychology Department at California State University, Los Angeles. He has published extensively in the area of judgment and decision making, and also has developed several new statistical procedures.
At www.davidjweiss.com, one can find more information about the books, as well as some useful computer programs David has written. There are also articles he wrote about his major vice, the game of contract bridge.