At a certain point, worrying about the political environment without doing anything about it just becomes exhausting”— ...

Identity is ubiquitous and people rarely consider the impact it has on how information is processed. Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) training is on the rise globally, and this raises awareness ...

Negative memory bias, the tendency to remember negative experiences more easily than positive ones, can fuel cycles of ...

Have you ever found yourself saying, “I saw that coming”? If so, you may have been wrong. Hindsight bias, sometimes referred to as the “knew-it-all-along” effect, is a common cognitive bias that ...

We are not born with prejudice toward specific groups of people. Prejudice is learned and reinforced over time so deeply and in so many unintended ways that it has proved very difficult to reduce ...

The investigation of affective states and cognitive bias in animal behaviour has emerged as a critical area of research, shedding light on how emotional states influence decision-making, perception ...

Cognitive biases can affect our decision-making and ability to assess risk. This post explores 3 possible cognitive biases in the Australian mushroom murders case.

Drawing incorrect conclusions, based on ill-conceived heuristics, can lead to bad decision making. This is cognitive bias. Researchers have identified an enormous range of cognitive biases that can ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. Among the many threats to decision making, few are as ...

A new study published in Psychological Medicine has found that a specific type of cognitive training can reduce biological ...