Decisions and the Brain

Decision-Making

Making Better Decisions

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on March 17, 2023

Are you happy with your decisions? What is your decision-making style? You can learn to make better decisions, and avoid common mistakes.

Are you happy with your decisions? What is your decision-making style? You can learn to make better decisions, and avoid common mistakes.

Motivation

The Psychology Behind New Year’s Resolutions That Work

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on December 30, 2022

New Year’s resolutions, as most goals, are often not put into practice. A few hints from management and motivation psychology might help.

New Year’s resolutions, as most goals, are often not put into practice. A few hints from management and motivation psychology might help.

Sex

Using Curiosity Against the Wage Gap

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on December 26, 2022

Women often suffer from underconfidence, passing up opportunities in the workplace. Curiosity can help them overcome self-imposed barriers.

Women often suffer from underconfidence, passing up opportunities in the workplace. Curiosity can help them overcome self-imposed barriers.

Ethics and Morality

Why the Distribution of COVID Vaccines Was Unethical

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on December 23, 2022

When COVID vaccines first became available, they were scarce and had to be rationed. Unfortunately, ethical principles were violated, neglecting elderly and at-risk patients.

When COVID vaccines first became available, they were scarce and had to be rationed. Unfortunately, ethical principles were violated, neglecting elderly and at-risk patients.

Intuition

Your Intuition is Broken: When to Change a Winning Horse

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on September 22, 2022

If it ain't broken, don't fix it? Repeating what has worked in the past is sometimes a bad idea.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it? Repeating what has worked in the past is sometimes a bad idea.

Self-Control

Can Self-Control Make You Unhappy?

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on September 16, 2022

Self-control problems? The way you think about who you are might be making you unhappy whenever you exercise self-control.

Self-control problems? The way you think about who you are might be making you unhappy whenever you exercise self-control.

Behavioral Economics

Why We Are All Crooked Bankers

Carlos Alós-Ferrer Ph.D. on July 1, 2022

Are bankers and managers psychologically different? The roots of corporate scandals are in all of us.

Are bankers and managers psychologically different? The roots of corporate scandals are in all of us.