Melissa HughesApr 84 minThe Power of Psychological AnchorsPsychological anchors influence every aspect of our lives - from perceptions to evaluations to decisions - often resulting in errors.
Melissa HughesMar 17, 20214 minThe Flawed Brain that Tricks the MindWhen you hear the word bias, what comes to mind? Racial prejudice? Maybe you think of mainstream media or a particular political persuasion.
Melissa HughesFeb 25, 20213 minCompared to What? The Power of the Contrast EffectContrast effect is an unconscious bias that happens when two things are judged in comparison to one another, instead of individually.
Melissa HughesSep 3, 20204 minYou've Been Framed!There is a wealth of research that shows how the way information is framed significantly influences our perception of it.
Melissa HughesAug 19, 20204 minFundamental Attribution Error: Why We Judge Others UnfairlyDo you ever cut yourself a break while holding others 100 percent accountable? It's fundamental attribution error and we all do it.
Melissa HughesAug 13, 20205 minMetaphorical Mind Games that Influence Behavior Do you think you'd judge people differently if you were holding something heavy rather than holding nothing at all? Would you judge...
Melissa HughesAug 10, 20204 minUs vs Them and the Fight over Face MasksHave you ever met someone and instantly liked or maybe disliked that person? We’d all like to think that we make sound judgments about oth
Melissa HughesJul 2, 20204 minIntellectual Humility: Are You Open to Being Wrong?How receptive are you to understand why someone disagrees with you rather than persuade that person to see it your way?
Melissa HughesFeb 21, 20204 minWhy Facts Don't Win ArgumentsThree unconscious biases at work that may be influencing our sense of "rightness" when confronted with conflicting evidence.
Melissa HughesNov 14, 20193 minConfident or Cocky?highly confident people are perceived to be more intelligent and successful. But there are 3 pitfalls to overconfidence you should know.
Melissa HughesNov 14, 20192 minThe Science of Super Bowl XWhile the Cowboys and Steelers were fighting for Super Bowl X, researchers were studying the fans and discovered something fascinating.
Melissa HughesOct 25, 20193 minThose Invisible Forces that Make Us Predictably IrrationalA cognitive bias is a systematic deviation from rational judgment that often leads to lead to perceptual distortion, inaccurate judgment, il
Melissa HughesAug 28, 20192 minSo, you say you're not biased?While most of us believe we are ethical and unbiased, over 1,000 studies in the past 10 years prove we all have biases.
Melissa HughesAug 16, 20194 minThink You're All That? Think AgainThe Dunning-Kruger Effect refers to an inverse correlation between knowledge or skills for a task and the confidence to complete that task.
Melissa HughesAug 12, 20194 minThe Ability to Change Your Mind Might Just Be Your SuperpowerIntellectual humility is just as important in business as it is in politics and religion. New research shows that people with intellectual h
Melissa HughesAug 16, 20184 minPut a Pencil in Your Mouth... SeriouslyWe'd all like to think our thoughts and decisions result from a conscious deliberate process. But, research says otherwise.
Melissa HughesMay 25, 20184 minGroupthink: Smiling and Nodding your Way to DefeatConsensus decision-making sits just on the edge of groupthink, and it's the best way to keep the best brain power ... away from the team....
Melissa HughesMay 17, 20187 min4 Invisible Forces that Cripple Team DynamicsThe human brain processes over 1,000 bits of data per second. It's not surprising that it takes shortcuts. They're called cognitive biases.
Melissa HughesMay 14, 20186 minHow Bias Changes the BrainEvery day the news is filled with stories about crime, terrorism, crime, violence, injustice, drug abuse and oppression. Serious news has...
Melissa HughesMay 7, 20183 min5 Ways to Beat Bias in the WorkplaceAs amazing and complex as the brain is, sometimes we create our own subjective reality from unconscious bias rather than objective data. ...