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A Cloudy Future: Why We Don’t Trust Algorithms When They’re Almost Always Right
Researchers explore our preference for human skill and instinct over technologies that have proven themselves better than us at driving, performing surgery, and making hiring decisions. Visit Page
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Making Votes Count: It’s as Much About Psychology (and Ballot Design) as Security
Poorly designed ballots can prevent voters from understanding, seeing, using, and processing information correctly, which can lead to voting failures that alter the outcome of elections. Applied psychologists and human factors engineers can make a real difference in ensuring that ballots accurately capture voter intent. Visit Page
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Tempted by a Generous First Offer? Keep Your Guard Up
Recipients of generous first offers may become too trusting for their own good. Visit Page
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on economic behavior, motivation interventions in education, perception, neural representations of procedural knowledge, empathy and romantic relationships, and stereotype-threat in chess. Visit Page
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“Marshmallow Test” Redux: New Research Reveals Children Show Better Self-Control When They Depend on Each Other
Children are more likely to control their immediate impulses when they and a peer rely on each other to get a reward than when they’re left to their own willpower, new research indicates. Visit Page
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I Trust You to Disagree: Caring May Signal Integrity Across Political Lines
We may perceive those we can trust to disagree with us as having greater integrity than “fence-sitters” who have no strong feelings either way. Visit Page
