If all flowers have petals and roses have petals, should we conclude from those claims that roses are flowers? Many people make this mistake of thinking that we should (Markovits & Nantel, 1989). Let ...

Debates are no longer limited to politicians, high school clubs and awkward Thanksgiving conversations. You probably know we just stated the very obvious unless you've gone sans social media for the ...

Body beliefs—unspoken assumptions we inherit from family, culture, medicine, and lived experience—shape not only how we see ...

What Is Implicit Bias? Unlike explicit bias, which consists of the attitudes and assumptions we consciously recognize as part of our belief system, implicit bias refers to subconscious beliefs and ...

Critical thinking isn't a talent that some people have and others don't. It's a collection of learnable skills, including the ability to question assumptions, seek out multiple perspectives, and ...

Recent research published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin sheds light on the role of belief systems in ...

Confirmation bias in investing can lead to skewed decision-making and missed opportunities. It is a kind of cognitive bias that occurs when investors favor information that supports their existing ...