Self-Serving Spin: How Distorted Beliefs About Our Impact on Others Spread
New research in Nature Human Behaviour shows that both selfish and prosocial people distort their estimated impact on others in ...
Tag: decision-making
New Scale Reveals How AI Dependence May Quietly Erode Human Autonomy
A newly developed 12-item scale measuring perceived AI-related autonomy erosion finds that adults who feel AI is eroding their decision-making ...
Why Patients Rarely Shop Around When Choosing a Primary Care Provider
A Swedish qualitative study identifies five contextual conditions, from invisible quality differences to care continuity, that explain why patients rarely ...
Whose Knowledge Counts? New Study Reveals Power Gaps in Conservation Decisions
A new study of four conservation and development initiatives in Madagascar shows that while local participation and diverse knowledge inclusion ...
Climate Game ClimarisQ Teaches Trade-Offs, Not Facts, Study Finds
An evaluation of the climate decision-making game ClimarisQ finds that players value its scientific credibility and that its main educational ...
Brain Stimulation and Mental Workload Steer How We Explore, Gamble, and Seek Information
A new PLOS One study shows that cognitive load and anodal stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex have distinct, ...
Why We Trust Unreliable Sources: The Brain Distorts Stated Reliability When Deciding
A new PLOS Computational Biology study shows that people distort explicit reliability labels when making decisions, letting even sources flagged ...
Calculative Mindset Linked to Moral Disengagement and Ethical Compromise
New research in PsyCh Journal finds that people who habitually analyze experiences as cost-benefit problems are more likely to disengage ...
Your Food Preferences Sabotage How You Learn New Food Values
A Yale study of 279 participants shows that existing food preferences distort associative learning, with initial reinforcement of priors making ...
Anxiety in the Moment Pushes Low-Trait Anxious Minds Off Easy Tasks
New research shows that temporary anxiety reduces task engagement in people with low trait anxiety, while those with higher trait ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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