Tag: decision-making

MRI study suggests memories serve as tools for learning, decision-making

From the University of Texas at Austin press release via Newswise: When humans learn, their brains relate new information with past experiences to derive new knowledge, according to psychology research… Read more »

Study suggests individuals cooperate according to their emotional state and their prior experiences

From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid – Oficina de Información Científica press release via AlphaGalileo: A study by researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad de Zaragoza… Read more »

Study looks at online shoppers’ preferences with regard to product, service offers

From the Michigan State University press release: Online shoppers would rather receive an offer for a product or service than make their own offer, according to a study led by… Read more »

Study suggests consumers prefer fewer options when thinking about the future

From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers generally prefer having more options when choosing among products but not when making choices involving the distant future,… Read more »

Researchers identify part of brain that helps predict future events from past experiences

From the University of Iowa press release via Newswise: Researchers at the University of Iowa, together with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and New York University, have discovered… Read more »