From the NYU press release via EurekAlert!: Judgments we make with a moral underpinning are made more quickly and are more extreme than those same judgments based on practical considerations, a new set of studies…
From the Universität Bonn press release via AlphaGalileo: Some people live their lives by the motto “no risk – no fun!” and avoid hardly any risks. Others are clearly more cautious and focus primarily on…
From the University of Maryland Medical Center press release via EurekAlert!: An area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for decisions made on the spur of the moment, but not those made…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Your emotions can certainly impact your decisions, but you might be surprised by the extent to which your emotions affect your pocketbook. New research from psychological scientist…
From the Vanderbilt University press release via EurekAlert!: Why do our brains make more mistakes when we act quickly? A new study demonstrates how the brain follows Ben Franklin’s famous dictum, “Take time for all…
From the AFTAU press release: Decision-making is an inevitable part of the human experience, and one of the most mysterious. For centuries, scientists have studied how we go about the difficult task of choosing A…
From the Springer press release: Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Carolina University in the US. Their…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: You’re in a store, trying to choose between similar shirts, one blue and one green. You don’t feel strongly about one over the other, but eventually you…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: When making decisions about the value of an assortment of different objects, people approximate an average overall value, which though frequently useful can lead to…
From the Northwestern University press release via EurekAlert!: You’ve probably never given much thought to the fact that picking up your cup of morning coffee presents your brain with a set of complex decisions. You…