# kaal:claim:4900878-006

**Claim.** Cognitive effects that look paradoxical under classical utility theory arise not from irrationality but from agents using a different, non Boolean logic that the quantum formalism can model.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies to decision anomalies documented by behavioral psychology

**Source quote.**

> The quantum approach suggests that these cognitive effects arise not because people are irrational, but because they are using a different kind of logic that can be modeled using the quantum formalism.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Quantum Economy and Tokenomics* (2024), 2.3 Comparison with Classical Economics, page 12

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Quantum Economy and Tokenomics (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4900878

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**Topics.** economics, risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** quantum-cognition, rationality, utility-theory, behavioral-economics

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4900880-010

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