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How game theory predicts behavior but misses human nature

We explain what game theory actually is in simple terms. It studies decisions where outcomes depend on what others do. The problem is that it assumes people are always selfish and logical. In real ...
Guilt and shame arise from different cognitive triggers and rely on distinct neural systems to guide compensatory behavior.
The scientific study of both internal mental processes and observable behavior is known as psychology. It explains activities by methodical research. Clinical, cognitive, social, and I-O psychology ...
Most people have either been told that they don't look well when they were sick, or thought that someone else looked ill at ...
Schizophrenia affects around 23 million people globally, or one in 345 people. The illness can beset sufferers with ...
Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save ...
A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.
Discover how Freudian motivation theory impacts investor behavior, drawing on unconscious desires and motives for informed financial decisions.
This new AI acts like a digital scientist, turning messy data into simple rules that explain how the world really works.
Malaria mosquitoes track humans by scent, not random flight, revealing why some people are bitten more at night.
When people in the majority of the world look at the West, they often see material abundance: higher incomes, stronger ...