The finding that human decision-making is systematically biased continues to have an
immense impact on both research and policymaking. Prevailing views ascribe biases to …

Many everyday life decisions require allocating finite resources, such as attention or time, to
examine multiple available options, like choosing a food supplier online. In cases like these …

Making good decisions requires updating beliefs according to new evidence. This is a
dynamical process that is prone to biases: in some cases, beliefs become entrenched and …

Abstract A Building Energy Management System (BEMS) is a fundamental computer-based
system aiming at optimizing management of building assets towards energy savings without …

The prevalence of unfounded beliefs (eg, supernatural or conspiracy beliefs) remains an
important issue due to their negative consequences in various domains. Interventions were …

The decision about whether to invest can be affected by the choices or opinions of others
known as a form of social influence. People make decisions with fluctuating confidence …

Perceptual confidence reflects the ability to evaluate the evidence that supports perceptual
decisions. It is thought to play a critical role in guiding decision-making. However, only a few …

Mood is an important ingredient of decision-making. Human beings are immersed into a sea
of​​ emotions where episodes of high mood alternate with episodes of low mood. While …

In the last few decades, the field of neuroscience has witnessed major technological
advances that have allowed researchers to measure and control neural activity with great …

Humans do not have an accurate representation of probability information in the
environment but distort it in a surprisingly stereotyped way (“probability distortion”), as …