In my last two entries on this site, I discussed biases and heuristics. I wrote about them separately because I had plenty to say about both, which, for anyone who knows me, is not a surprise. What I ...

The representativeness heuristic helps us make decisions quickly by comparing situations to existing stereotypes and patterns in our minds. This mental shortcut can simplify complex judgments but ...

Have you ever made a purchase based on the "average price" of an item, thought you got a great deal and realized you could have bought it for even less somewhere else? Have you ever negotiated your ...

The human brain is a marvelous machine, capable of handling complex information. To help us make sense of information quickly and make rapid decisions, it has learned to use shortcuts, called ...

Committee Conclusion: Cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias, anchoring, overconfidence, sunk cost, availability, and others, appear broadly relevant to the military because of findings, from ...

When faced with a challenge, human beings are generally quick to first try to develop creative solutions. We tend to pick the most logical explanation we can find, ignoring all contradictory or ...