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Cognitive Bias

illustration of a wealthy man surrounded by golden objects

Income Inequality Perception: Why We Underestimate the Wealth of the Top 1%

Sad dog with puppy eyes

Smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions leading them to make more pessimistic choices

beautiful prisoner

Jurors recommend death penalty based on looks, but new training can correct the bias

Marble statue of a human head looking depressed. Credit Pixabay.

Formerly depressed patients continue to focus on negative

University of Utah Health scientists have found that genes bias decision-making, even decisions that seem irrational.

Scientists Discover ‘Second-Guessing’ Gene in Mice, Offering Excuse for Our Own Indecision

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