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    The Power of Psychological Anchors
    Melissa Hughes
    • Apr 8
    • 4 min

    The Power of Psychological Anchors

    Psychological anchors influence every aspect of our lives - from perceptions to evaluations to decisions - often resulting in errors.
    The Flawed Brain that Tricks the Mind
    Melissa Hughes
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Flawed Brain that Tricks the Mind

    When you hear the word bias, what comes to mind? Racial prejudice? Maybe you think of mainstream media or a particular political persuasion.
    Compared to What? The Power of the Contrast Effect
    Melissa Hughes
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Compared to What? The Power of the Contrast Effect

    Contrast effect is an unconscious bias that happens when two things are judged in comparison to one another, instead of individually.
    You've Been Framed!
    Melissa Hughes
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    You've Been Framed!

    There is a wealth of research that shows how the way information is framed significantly influences our perception of it.
    Fundamental Attribution Error: Why We Judge Others Unfairly
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    Fundamental Attribution Error: Why We Judge Others Unfairly

    Do you ever cut yourself a break while holding others 100 percent accountable? It's fundamental attribution error and we all do it.
    Metaphorical Mind Games that Influence Behavior
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 5 min

    Metaphorical 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...
    Us vs Them and the Fight over Face Masks
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Us vs Them and the Fight over Face Masks

    Have 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
    Intellectual Humility: Are You Open to Being Wrong?
    Melissa Hughes
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    Intellectual 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?
    Why Facts Don't Win Arguments
    Melissa Hughes
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why Facts Don't Win Arguments

    Three unconscious biases at work that may be influencing our sense of "rightness" when confronted with conflicting evidence.
    Confident or Cocky?
    Melissa Hughes
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Confident or Cocky?

    highly confident people are perceived to be more intelligent and successful. But there are 3 pitfalls to overconfidence you should know.
    The Science of Super Bowl X
    Melissa Hughes
    • Nov 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Science of Super Bowl X

    While the Cowboys and Steelers were fighting for Super Bowl X, researchers were studying the fans and discovered something fascinating.
    Those Invisible Forces that Make Us Predictably Irrational
    Melissa Hughes
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    Those Invisible Forces that Make Us Predictably Irrational

    A cognitive bias is a systematic deviation from rational judgment that often leads to lead to perceptual distortion, inaccurate judgment, il
    So, you say you're not biased?
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    So, 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.
    Think You're All That? Think Again
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Think You're All That? Think Again

    The Dunning-Kruger Effect refers to an inverse correlation between knowledge or skills for a task and the confidence to complete that task.
    The Ability to Change Your Mind Might Just Be Your Superpower
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Ability to Change Your Mind Might Just Be Your Superpower

    Intellectual humility is just as important in business as it is in politics and religion. New research shows that people with intellectual h
    Put a Pencil in Your Mouth... Seriously
    Melissa Hughes
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    Put a Pencil in Your Mouth... Seriously

    We'd all like to think our thoughts and decisions result from a conscious deliberate process. But, research says otherwise.
    Groupthink: Smiling and Nodding your Way to Defeat
    Melissa Hughes
    • May 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    Groupthink: Smiling and Nodding your Way to Defeat

    Consensus 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....
    4 Invisible Forces that Cripple Team Dynamics
    Melissa Hughes
    • May 17, 2018
    • 7 min

    4 Invisible Forces that Cripple Team Dynamics

    The human brain processes over 1,000 bits of data per second. It's not surprising that it takes shortcuts. They're called cognitive biases.
    How Bias Changes the Brain
    Melissa Hughes
    • May 14, 2018
    • 6 min

    How Bias Changes the Brain

    Every day the news is filled with stories about crime, terrorism, crime, violence, injustice, drug abuse and oppression. Serious news has...
    5 Ways to Beat Bias in the Workplace
    Melissa Hughes
    • May 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    5 Ways to Beat Bias in the Workplace

    As amazing and complex as the brain is, sometimes we create our own subjective reality from unconscious bias rather than objective data. ...

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