Critical thinking requires a variety of perspectives for comparison, evaluation and synthesizing. Author and doctor Edward de Bono developed the six-hat concept, a process of thinking critically about ...

The theory of unconscious thought proposes that our cognitive systems continuously process complex information without deliberate effort. This mode of thinking is contrasted with the more deliberate, ...

Cognitive reasoning and decision-making processes underpin human behaviour by mediating the balance between fast, intuitive responses and slower, deliberate analysis. Contemporary research ...

Have you made a decision you regret? Or have you felt stuck making an important choice? We’ve all had those feelings. Making a decision, especially an important one, shouldn't be done impulsively or ...

What’s your trigger? I’m not talking about what someone may say that sets you off. Instead, I’m referring to the trigger that sparks an impulse to potentially make a purchase. Interestingly, both ...

Military personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency room physicians, and many others can find themselves in circumstances requiring rapid and accurate decisions. The consequences of ...

The study of complexity in political decision-making addresses crucial questions at the intersection of cognitive science, ...

For decades, technology has outsourced effort, from CPUs to cloud storage and APIs. The next leap may not be in systems or tools, but in thought itself. Enter distributed cognition-as-a-service (DCaaS ...