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Articles on Decision making
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The typical advice is to take a break and come back to the problem tomorrow with a fresh start.
A person’s style of making decisions can have an impact on their mental health.
No one wants to spend their hard-earned money on a dud product, so we’ll seek advice from strangers. Online reviews can help – but often lead us down the wrong path.
Context, perceptions and expectations affect the choices both bees and people make.
Effective decision-makers balance competing priorities and options while staying deeply aware of the needs of their stakeholders, from employees and colleagues to customers and investors.
Elite athletes are highly specialised decision-makers because they practise it every day, which is why, on many cognitive tasks, they’re smarter than ‘the average Joe.’
Around 40% of drownings occur when people aren’t planning to be in the water, and men are 80% more likely to drown than women.
As athletes strive to reach their physical potential, their cognitive abilities are often overlooked. New research shows this may hinder young sports players.
Our research shows our brains are still evaluating our decisions even as we act them out. Better awareness of what influences last-minute decision-making can help us make better choices.
Don’t ignore your emotions. They can be important clues as to how politicians are trying to sway you.
Many factors shape an individual’s risk for falling prey to deception, including where and how they are targeted.
Decision-making abilities are critical to a president’s performance.
Research shows that men and women have different perspectives on climate, with huge implications in terms of policymaking. For that reason, diverse leadership is essential.
AI and smart software make life easier, most of the time. How do you keep your skills up for the times when they fail?
It has long been thought one couldn’t bend one’s intuition. Recent research reveals it is in fact possible to reduce bias through training.
Life is full of hidden bottlenecks that result from logistical trade-offs between efficiency and your unique needs and desires. AI promises to change this taken-for-granted equation.
Justifying purchases can make parting with money easier but a viral TikTok trend could leave girls spending more than they have.
During the pandemic, it was common for politicians to explain their COVID-19 policies by saying they were ‘just following the science.’ Such claims can be misleading about both science and government.
Weaver ants organise themselves into bridges to cross gaps and explore new territory – and new research shows this collective behaviour is governed by a surprisingly simple decision-making rule.
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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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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University
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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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Lecturer, Institute for Digital Technologies, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor, UCL
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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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Associate professor, University of Wollongong
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Distinguished University Professor, University of Pittsburgh