Projection Bias
NEUROSCIENCE Projection Bias ABSTRACT Projection bias is exemplified by the “shopping while hungry” phenomenon, in which people overbuy at the...
Read moreDecision Making under Stress: acute stress influences how we learn to trust others
NEUROSCIENCE Decision Making under Stress: acute stress influences how we learn to trust others ABSTRACT Stress—a ubiquitous part of everyday...
Read moreEvidence demonstrating working memory limitations in human decision-making
NEUROSCIENCE Evidence demonstrating working memory limitations in human decision-making ABSTRACT If you were asked to evaluate the lottery [0.8765...
Read moreSaving the Masses: The Role of Perceived Efficacy in Charitable Giving
NEUROSCIENCE Saving the Masses: The Role of Perceived Efficacy in Charitable Giving ABSTRACT People tend to be more sympathetic and generous to...
Read moreRational Imprecision: Information Processing, Neural, and Choice-Rule Perspectives
NEUROSCIENCE Rational Imprecision: Information Processing, Neural, and Choice-Rule Perspectives AUTHORS: Kai Steverson, Adam...
Read moreThinking About Thinking and Its Cognitive Limits
NEUROSCIENCE Thinking About Thinking and Its Cognitive Limits AUTHORS: Adam Brandenburger and Xiaomin Li ABSTRACT Evidence shows that when...
Read moreRisk preferences in New Yorkers’ everyday decisions. Correlation of risk preferences across different decision-making domains.
NEUROSCIENCE Risk preferences in New Yorkers’ everyday decisions. Correlation of risk preferences across different decision-making domains...
Read moreCostly information sampling
NEUROSCIENCE Costly information sampling ABSTRACT Theories of optimal information sampling assert that the decision to gather information should...
Read moreThe neural coding of value information
NEUROSCIENCE The neural coding of value information ABSTRACT The neural coding of value information is critical to the decision process, guiding...
Read moreThe price of success
NEUROSCIENCE The price of success ABSTRACT How much should you pay for a better chance at success? For this project, we approached individuals in...
Read moreMeasuring people’s internal models of motor error distribution
NEUROSCIENCE Measuring people’s internal models of motor error distribution ABSTRACT A good decision maker in perception and action (e.g. a good...
Read moreComputational Phenotypes of Decision Making in Heroin Addiction
NEUROSCIENCE Computational Phenotypes of Decision Making in Heroin Addiction AUTHORS: Anna B Konova, Silvia Lopez-Guzman, John Rotrosen...
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