Everyone has some cognitive bias. These automatic thought processes can help you make decisions — or lead you astray. Here's ...

There are some people who genuinely think they are smarter than everyone else and who just always have to be right. These ...

Cognitive biases silently undermine productivity. Learn how to identify the bias affecting your focus and discover strategies ...

Mental health professionals define this cognitive bias and offer tips for how to manage it.

This is the second post in a series on cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is a mental shortcut or heuristic intended to spare us time, effort, or discomfort—often while reinforcing our self-image or ...

People may like to think of themselves as selfless, but a new international study of ingroup bias shows just how hard it is ...

As people age, they display a bias in recognizing emotions as positive-to the point of improperly labeling neutral or negative emotions as positive. Some researchers theorize this bias is an adaptive ...

The investigation of affective states and cognitive bias in animal behaviour has emerged as a critical area of research, shedding light on how emotional states influence decision-making, perception ...