One of the essential insights from psychological research is that people's information
processing is often biased. By now, a number of different biases have been identified and …

Psychological heuristics are an adaptive part of human cognition, helping us operate
efficiently in a world full of complex stimuli. However, these mental shortcuts also have the …

This best-selling textbook, written by award-winning educator and past president of the
American Psychological Association, Diane F. Halpern, applies theory and research from …

Confirmation bias is one of the most important sources of error in clinical assessment and
clinical judgment. There has been little scholarship on the role of confirmation bias in …

We examined whether specialist police training on the dynamics of sexual offending can
modify officers' victim-blaming attitudes and negative perceptions regarding likely case …

A famous tale talks about three baseball umpires who were asked how they rule on a ball.
One said," I call it ike I see it." Another said," I call it like it is." And the last one (and this is …

Fundamental challenges in human decision-making pose a serious threat to fair evidence
evaluation, verdicts in court proceedings, and the administration of justice. Drawing on …

Most lawsuits settle, but some settle later than they should. Too many compromises occur
only after protracted discovery and expensive motion practice. Sometimes the delay …

Background: Controversy regarding the neurodiversity movement (NDM), the social and
medical models of disability, autism intervention goals, and causal attributions of disability …

Drawing on theoretical frameworks developed in social and cognitive psychology, this thesis
examines the degree to which individual and systemic factors may compensate for inherent …