The projection bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves overestimating the degree to which other people agree with us. People tend to assume that others think, feel, believe, and behave much like they do. They assume that their…
Cognitive psychology is the area of psychology that focuses on internal mental processes such as thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, language, attention, and memory. As part of the larger field of cognitive science, this branch of psychology is related to other disciplines…
I’m always on the hunt for new memory-boosting strategies, so this recent study caught my eye. According to researchers at the University of Waterloo, drawing pictures of things that you need to remember can be a strong and reliable way…
How can you tell if you are making the right decision? According to one new study, your pupil size might hold the answers. The study, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, suggests that larger pupil sizes predicted poorer decisions…