Decision-making in high-stakes, dangerous situations is challenging, to say the least. Time pressure, limited information, confusion, fatigue, and mortality salience combine to set the stage for ...

These words, from Nelson Mandela, speak volumes about the difficulties we face in the often-fraught process of decision-making. A decision is essentially a choice. Whether that choice involves major, ...

It was a Words with Friends chat that first gave Megan Phelps-Roper pause. People have a marked tendency to cling to past investments, whether financial, social, or emotional—even when it becomes ...