Overconfidence has been studied in 3 distinct ways. Overestimation is thinking that you are
better than you are. Overplacement is the exaggerated belief that you are better than others …

Causal knowledge plays a crucial role in human thought, but the nature of causal
representation and inference remains a puzzle. Can human causal inference be captured by …

Cybernetics, the study of goal-directed, adaptive systems, is the best framework for an
integrative theory of personality. Cybernetic Big Five Theory attempts to provide a …

Although all 3 of the Dark Triad members are predisposed to engage in exploitative
interpersonal behavior, their motivations and tactics vary. Here we explore their distinctive …

Mind perception entails ascribing mental capacities to other entities, whereas moral
judgment entails labeling entities as good or bad or actions as right or wrong. We suggest …

Recent research suggests that refraining from cheating in tempting situations requires self-
control, which indicates that serving self-interest is an automatic tendency. However …

The so-called bias blind spot arises when people report that thinking biases are more
prevalent in others than in themselves. Bias turns out to be relatively easy to recognize in the …

Research yields ample evidence that individual's behavior often reflects an apparent
concern for moral considerations. A natural way to interpret evidence of such motives using …

This chapter focuses on the social nature of morality. Using the metaphor of the moral
compass to describe individuals' inner sense of right and wrong, we offer a framework that …

Human beliefs have remarkable robustness in the face of disconfirmation. This robustness is
often explained as the product of heuristics or motivated reasoning. However, robustness …