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Media Bias

Be Skeptical…Unless They’re On Our Side

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 by Andy

Did you hear? We’re in the midst of a war against the “liberal media.” These … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Biases, persuasion, political attitudes, political psychology, Social Cognition2 Comments
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Just Ask! (Why We Underestimate How Often People Say “Yes”)

May 31, 2016May 21, 2016 by Andy

I’ll go ahead and out myself…I’ve had a lifelong love of magic tricks. Growing up, … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Biases, compliance, errors, judgment, persuasion, social influence1 Comment
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The Psychology of False Confessions

January 12, 2016October 24, 2016 by Andy

Like a whole bunch of people, I recently got caught up in the new Netflix … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Biases, deception, memory, psychology and law3 Comments
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Cognitive Biases in Legal Decisions

August 20, 2015August 12, 2015 by Andy

Legal judgments are supposed to be impartial. A judge’s decision should be based on facts … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags anchoring, Biases, decision-making, heuristics, judgment, psychology and law1 Comment
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When Irrelevant Numbers Bias Our Judgment: The Anchoring Heuristic

August 18, 2015August 12, 2015 by Andy

How tall do you think Mt. Everest is? (Don’t Google it—that kind of defeats the … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags anchoring, Biases, heuristics, judgment, Social Cognition1 Comment
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The Spotlight Effect: Why It Feels Like People Are Looking at Us (and Why They’re Actually Not)

June 22, 2015July 26, 2017 by Andy

I’m sure you’ve had this experience. You do something that seems so embarrassing, it consumes … (Full Post)

Categories BlogTags Biases, Egocentric, Perception, Social Cognition, The Self11 Comments

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