AI is one of the most debated subjects of today and there seems little common
understanding concerning the differences and similarities of human intelligence and artificial …

Counterintuitively, biases in behavior or cognition can improve decision making. Under
conditions of uncertainty and asymmetric costs of 'false-positive'and 'false-negative'errors …

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 …

In the coronavirus “infodemic,” people are exposed to official recommendations but also to
potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID‐19. We …

Where did we come from? What is our connection with other life forms? What are the
mechanisms of mind that define what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary …

Can we better understand modern consumer behavior by examining its links to our ancestral
past? We consider the underlying motives for consumption and choice from an evolutionary …

One of the most dramatic demonstrations of the role of the mind in one's apprehension of the
world is the existence of cognitive biases. This chapter presents a three‐category framework …

Evolutionary biology provides a crucial foundation for medicine and behavioral science that
has been missing from psychiatry. Its absence helps to explain slow progress; its advent …

Decision-making under risk has been variably characterized and examined in many different
disciplines. However, interdisciplinary integration has not been forthcoming. Classic theories …

Reflecting a decade's worth of changes, Human Safety and Risk Management, Second
Edition contains new chapters addressing safety culture and models of risk as well as an …