Many animal species – frogs and humans alike – struggle to make choices in a complex, overwhelming world.
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The World Cup’s VAR controversies reveal a broader challenge for AI-assisted decision-making: deciding what AI should handle, what it should support and what should be left to human judgment.
What’s for dinner? That’s a tough decision to make, especially when you’re hungry, tired or overwhelmed with options.
Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
People use cognitive shortcuts to make choices that sometimes have outcomes that don’t serve their own interests or preferences. But to call these choices irrational might be missing the big picture.
Do you dry your hair before going out to avoid catching a cold? That’s even if you know viruses are the real cause? Here’s what’s going on.
Speaking a second language doesn’t impact moral decisions as much as previously thought.
Expertise comes with training, experience and accreditation. And expert consensus is the best guide modern democracies have for making decisions about complicated challenges.
Understanding how employees rationalize questionable decisions can help leaders create more ethical workplace cultures.
Black Friday is a psychological event, carefully designed to take advantage of how your brain makes decisions. But you can stay one step ahead this sales season.
And how you can use psychology to help you break out of the habits you want to lose.
Strong religious beliefs often shape disapproval of abortion – in the abstract. But when young women are actually deciding whether to terminate a pregnancy, faith’s role is more complex.
Our brains know we’ll change our minds before we do. Understanding how might help us learn to make better decisions.
Uniquely colored flowers with big blooms might make for an aesthetically pleasing garden, but they can be unhelpful to pollinators. Careful consideration can help you plan a colorful and eco-friendly garden.
Policymaking on managing Canada’s fisheries could be improved by including provincial authorities and Indigenous stakeholders in more decision-making.
Knowing how many calories a food contains has become a familiar part of eating. But it may muddy rather than clarify a person’s understanding of how healthy that food is.
Across a series of studies, researchers dug into what really triggered FOMO – and what worked to fend it off.
Cutting back on small indulgences can have a lasting impact on social connections and local economies.
Hunger is setting in for Alone Australia contestants. Here’s what’s going on in the body and the mind.
Two social psychologists explain the ways unconscious biases influence how people think and can fuel discrimination against transgender people and other minority groups.
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Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee; Smithsonian Institution
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Associate professor, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University
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Lecturer and Head of the Prediction and Decision-Making Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biological Sciences; Director of the Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma
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Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Distinguished University Professor, University of Pittsburgh