How people use, and lose, preexisting biases to make decisions
Thursday, August 16, 2018 - 18:42
in Psychology & Sociology
From love and politics to health and finances, humans can sometimes make decisions that appear irrational, or dictated by an existing bias or belief. But a new study uncovers a surprisingly rational feature of the human brain: a previously held bias can be set aside so that the brain can apply logical, mathematical reasoning to the decision at hand.