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Is society ready for AI ethical decision-making? | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Is society ready for AI ethical decision-making? June 12, 2022. With the accelerating evolution of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a growing role in decision-making processes.

Fear may lead women and men to make different decisions when choosing short-VS-long-term rewards | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Decision making is complex and still not fully understood, especially when weighing short- versus long-term benefits or costs.

The reward system and decision-making | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

The reward system and decision-making. November 29, 2020. This is, perhaps, the most interesting and important study regarding human decision-making to come out over the last year.

Goal-oriented rewards as key factors in decision-making | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Goal-oriented rewards as key factors in decision-making. July 23, 2023. New research is shifting the understanding of human decision-making processes by. highlighting the importance of goal-oriented rewards.

Economic inequality cannot be explained by individual bad choices | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Decision-making ability was measured through 10 individual biases, including (1) temporal discounting, not preferring immediate funds over larger future gains; (2) overestimation, or thinking you are better than you are at making decisions; (3) over-placement

How imperfect memory causes poor choices | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Almost every month—sometimes more than once a month—a major study emerges that shows us just how irrational human decision-making is. The latest research can be summed up in a simple demonstration: Quick: Pick your three favorite fast-food restaurants.

Don't make major decisions on an empty stomach | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

The study found that hunger significantly altered people’s decision-making, making them impatient and more likely to settle for a small reward that arrives sooner than a larger one promised at a later date.

Workplace bias suppression can be difficult to sustain | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Decision-making that overrides one’s personal views and self-interests, also known as bias suppression, is often touted as an essential institutional objective. Accountability is a common strategy for discouraging stubborn biases.

Want to make better decisions? Ask for less information, not more | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

Research: Principles and Implications. , most people’s decision-making actually gets worse, not better, when you give them additional facts and details.

The quick choice might be a choice-overload avoidance strategy | Today's Research by Fortinberry Murray

This may be one of the most important studies of the last 12 months as it questions much of what we thought about decision making. It’s also a great example of the convergence of two quite separate fields—cardiology and neuroscience. Read on!