A new study finds that individuals with higher resilience tend to place greater weight on positive aspects in cost-benefit decisions, a process mediated by brain activity. This regulated handling of negative information is linked to increased acceptance and improved psychological resilience.
SourceRheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau·JournalJNeurosci·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 12, 2026
Researchers found that individuals with stronger brain responses to negative information were more resilient in their thoughts and feelings. They accepted more offers with mixed consequences, indicating a lower value on negative outcomes. This study suggests that controlling negative thoughts may enable people to build mental resilience.
SourceSociety for Neuroscience·JournalJNeurosci·DateMay 11, 2026
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A recent study suggests that unconscious cognitive processes, such as cumulative redundancy bias, can lead people to believe in election fraud. The researchers found that the way vote counts are reported can influence perceptions of candidate strength and even beliefs in voter fraud, regardless of party affiliation.
SourceAssociation for Psychological Science·JournalPsychological Science·DateOct 20, 2025
A study in Psychological Science found that chess players with lower Elo ratings exhibited greater overconfidence, even after receiving regular, accurate, precise, and public information about their skill. This suggests that overconfidence can be a universal aspect of human psychology.
SourceAssociation for Psychological Science·JournalPsychological Science·DateOct 8, 2025
A groundbreaking study by the Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists found a significant gap between professionals' confidence and actual preparedness in workplace decision-making. The research identified 24 specific challenges, including training gaps, experience myths, and seeking help in the wrong places.
SourceGlobal Association for Applied Behavioural Scientists·DateSep 23, 2025
A study by Waseda University researchers found that cultural cognitive biases impact the explicit aspects of visuomotor adaptations, influencing motor learning outcomes. The findings suggest that verbal reports used in rehabilitation and sports training may be misinterpreted due to cultural prejudices.
SourceWaseda University·Journalnpj Science of Learning·TypeExperimental study·DateSep 4, 2025
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A neural pattern predicting self-focused thinking has been identified in people with a tendency to internalize. Fluctuating brain activity during rest is associated with maladaptive self-interest, which can lead to depression and anxiety. Researchers hope their findings will help predict the onset of mental health conditions.
SourceSociety for Neuroscience·JournalJNeurosci·DateAug 25, 2025
Researchers found that instructing individuals on how to think scientifically reduces the causal illusion, a common error in detecting cause-and-effect relationships. Providing adequate information and advice can help overcome this error, suggesting that rewarding people for correct answers may not be the most effective approach
SourceUniversity of Deusto·JournalRoyal Society Open Science·TypeExperimental study·DateJun 18, 2025
Researchers at Tulane University discovered that search engines can lead users into digital echo chambers because of how they phrase their search queries. This phenomenon, known as the 'narrow search effect,' makes it harder for people to discover broader perspectives.
SourceTulane University·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·DateMay 27, 2025
Researchers addressed a cognitive bias that leads people to overlook negative consequences when making plans. By prompting individuals to consider these consequences explicitly, the authors show that this bias can be mitigated.
A new study found that more 'optimistic' medical detection dogs performed better overall on detection tasks, while 'pessimistic' dogs had higher scent detection specificity. The researchers suggest that judgment bias testing could be a screening tool for potential detection dogs.
SourcePLOS·JournalPLOS One·TypeObservational study·DateApr 9, 2025
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A new study published in Journal of Management Studies reveals that employee perceptions of AI performance and feelings towards AI vary, affecting AI performance and adoption. Four different trust configurations were identified, leading to distinct behaviors and a vicious cycle of biased data inputs degrading AI performance.
SourceWiley·JournalJournal of Management Studies·DateJan 22, 2025
A study published in Psychological Science found that 2-year-olds rely on grammatical information to understand the meaning of new words. The researchers used focus signals in sentences to manipulate children's responses, showing that young kids can absorb grammatical cues and leverage them to learn new words.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalPsychological Science·DateNov 21, 2024
A recent study found that leading health organizations inaccurately portray depression as a disorder that causes symptoms. Researchers suggest this circular reasoning makes it harder for people to understand their distress. The study's authors aim to promote accurate understanding of mental health conditions.
SourceUniversity of Turku·JournalPsychopathology·DateJun 28, 2024
Researchers found that when a patient's congestive heart failure is mentioned during the initial check-in process, emergency room physicians are less likely to test for pulmonary embolism, potentially leading to delays in diagnosis. This anchoring bias can delay crucial testing and diagnosis of deadly medical conditions.
SourceUniversity of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences·JournalJAMA Internal Medicine·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateJun 26, 2023
A study found that mice lacking a specific gene make different decisions, repeating a behavior sequence and reducing second-guessing. The research implies genes can bias decision-making, even for seemingly irrational choices.
SourceUniversity of Utah Health·JournaliScience·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 24, 2023
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A study found that monkeys with opposable thumbs were fooled by a sleight-of-hand trick, while those without were not. The French drop trick worked for capuchins and squirrel monkeys due to mirroring in their neural motor system.
SourceUniversity of Cambridge·JournalCurrent Biology·DateApr 4, 2023
Researchers tested risk-based decision making in captive gorillas and orangutans, finding evidence of pre-existing cognitive biases that contradict economic rationality. The study highlights the complexity of animal cognition and challenges traditional assumptions about rational decision making.
A new study across 67 countries reveals that people who believe in COVID-19 conspiracy theories are less likely to support public health efforts, but a strong sense of morality can weaken this effect. The study suggests that appeals to moral foundations could be an effective strategy to reduce such beliefs.
A UNIGE team found that car owners systematically underestimate electric driving ranges to meet their daily needs. To overcome this, researchers suggest providing personalized information to increase drivers' willingness to adopt electric vehicles.
SourceUniversité de Genève·JournalNature Energy·TypeNews article·DateMay 19, 2022
A study by Hebrew University researchers reveals that individuals overestimate the presence of minority groups in social settings. This 'diversity illusion' can hinder policies promoting diversity and leads to less support for related initiatives. The research team suggests that awareness and education are key to addressing this bias.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 10, 2022
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A study published in PLOS ONE found that US journalists' tweets from the 2016 campaign trail employed more emotive and informal language compared to traditional news articles. This reliance on intuition and past anchoring biases suggests a cognitive bias in word choices.
Researchers propose reinstating waiting time for recipients experiencing early post-transplant allograft failure within an expanded timeframe to boost transplant numbers. This policy change could potentially reduce the perceived patient-level risk of transplanting marginal organs and improve organ utilization.
SourceNational Kidney Foundation·JournalAmerican Journal of Kidney Diseases·DateSep 22, 2021
A study of 1,600 people found that 1 in 10 agreed strongly with COVID-19 conspiracy theories, with younger, stressed individuals more likely to hold extreme views. Cognitive biases were also identified, with those who believed in conspiracies being less critical of contradictory information.
SourceUniversity of Basel·JournalPsychological Medicine·DateApr 7, 2021
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Researchers at MU found cognitive biases can create and worsen foodborne disease outbreaks, with motivated blindness and omission bias contributing to the Jensen Farms outbreak. The study emphasizes the importance of considering unconscious motivations in outbreak prevention policies.
SourceUniversity of Missouri-Columbia·JournalJournal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics·DateMar 9, 2021
Researchers found that pheasants in different habitats prefer to use either allocentric or egocentric navigation strategies. The study suggests individual variation in these biases may influence habitat selection and resource relocation.
SourceUniversity of Exeter·JournalEcology Letters·DateFeb 25, 2021
A study by University of Turku scientists reveals that ecology researchers underestimate the risks associated with unconscious cognitive biases, leading to overestimation of effects and poor reproducibility. The study found that career stage, gender, and affiliation country influence knowledge about biases and attitude towards them.
SourceUniversity of Turku·JournalScientific Reports·DateFeb 3, 2021
A study reveals a link between depression and severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) symptoms, as well as reduced emotional recognition in individuals with IBD. Psychological interventions targeting these biases may be effective in preventing or treating depression in high-risk patients.
SourceWiley·JournalNeurogastroenterology & Motility·DateJul 3, 2019
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A new study by Cornell University neuroscientists suggests that cognitive bias can be a major obstacle to saving money. The researchers found that people tend to spend more brain power on earning than saving, leading to warped time perception and making it harder to prioritize saving over earning.
SourceCornell University·JournalNature Communications·DateJul 23, 2018
A new study examined whether cognitive bias modification (CBM) can treat depression. The intervention successfully shifted the interpretation of facial expressions from negative to positive. However, only inconclusive evidence of improved mood was found, with most measures showing no significant impact.
SourceUniversity of Bristol·JournalRoyal Society Open Science·DateDec 18, 2017
Researchers suggest combining genetics and cognitive bias studies to better understand mental health, finding that shared genes can make individuals prone to both positivity and negativity.
SourceUniversity of Oxford·JournalMolecular Psychiatry·DateJul 19, 2016
A new video game called VERITAS aims to improve deception detection skills by training players to identify heuristics and detect deception through questioning. The game, developed by UCSB researcher Norah Dunbar, is designed for law enforcement and intelligence communities.
SourceUniversity of California - Santa Barbara·DateSep 3, 2015
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A study published in PLOS ONE found that participants estimated the length of a round-trip walk as shorter than the outward trip, even when the times were equal. This phenomenon, known as the return trip effect, may be related to our perception of time and awareness of the destination.
A University of Oklahoma team has been awarded a $10.7 million contract to develop an educational video game that trains intelligence analysts to recognize and mitigate cognitive biases. The game, called MACBETH, aims to improve the accuracy of credibility assessments and reduce cognitive biases in future intelligence analysts.
A new study reveals that people's spatial memory biases develop as they become more familiar with a particular area. As individuals better understand the relationship between buildings on a campus, they tend to exaggerate distances and create cognitive biases.
SourceNorthwestern University·JournalMemory & Cognition·DateJan 17, 2011
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