The Psychology of Compliance

The nexus between Prospect Theory (Kahneman & Tversky, 1984) and the Uncertainty-Certainty Matrix (UCM) (Fiene, 2025b) represents a sophisticated institutional response to cognitive volatility. By aligning behavioral economics with regulatory science, we can architect oversight systems that anticipate and neutralize the inherent heuristics of regulated entities. This framework bridges the gap between the implicit psychological logic of Kahneman and Tversky (1984) and the explicit regulatory science applications of Fiene (2025a,b), framing the UCM not merely as a tool, but as a mitigation strategy for predictable irrationality.