We are social psychologists who study and teach about the basic social, cognitive and emotion-based processes people use to make sense of themselves and the world. Research reveals psychological ...

Artificial intelligence is a powerful innovation, but without specific and adequate oversight, it can amplify injustices and undermine trust in its models.

Public-facing conversation regarding breast cancer is grounded in historical gender bias and is an example of the disparities in healthcare that women continue to face.

New AI benchmarks could help developers reduce bias in AI models, potentially making them fairer and less likely to cause harm. The research, from a team based at Stanford, was posted to the arXiv ...

Understanding the psychology behind financial decisions is crucial for effective money management. Cognitive biases like loss ...

“Anchoring bias occurs when we rely heavily on the first piece of information we receive and fail to adjust it as we gather new insights,” explained Keihn, noting that society often treats $1 ...

Causes people with limited knowledge to overestimate their abilities, leading to poor decision-making. Makes you believe you have more control over events than you actually do, causing unnecessary ...

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow openly criticized her network for canceling the shows of two non-white prime-time hosts, including Joy Reid. Reid’s final broadcast of “The ReidOut” aired earlier in the ...

Founders know the mantra: make data-driven decisions. In recent years, the scientific approach to nurturing start-ups—developing hypotheses, collecting evidence that either supports or refutes ...

These findings imply that distinguishing appetite from consumption may improve predictions of future choice and illuminate neural components that support the process of decision making.