Character is the culmination of personality and experiences. Though character is generally stable, psychologists understand that all of us are susceptible to being "nudged" by our environments. Listen ...

If you've ever wondered why you keep making bad choices, the clue might lie in which cues you rely upon when making a decision.

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Smart leaders with vast data still make bad decisions. But others, under similar pressure, make game-changing ones. In 1982, Johnson & Johnson swiftly recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol after ...

Decision making lies at the heart of our personal and professional lives. Every day we make decisions. Some are small, domestic, and innocuous. Others are more important, affecting people’s lives, ...

I saw the funniest sign, but it wasn’t funny for long because I started to think about it. Suddenly, the humor melted away. The sign read: “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is, ...

Why do well-intentioned people still cause harm? This piece brings together ten psychology books that explain how bias, self-justification, social pressure and moral shortcuts quietly shape bad ...

Imagine someone offers you a chance to win a thousand dollars. All you need to do is roll a six on a standard die. The catch? You must pay $500 upfront, and if any other number comes up, you get ...