Choice Matters

Career

Toward Cognitive Kindness: Liberating Cognitive Capacity

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on May 5, 2021

Let's be proactively cognitively kind, and then celebrate what we have made possible.

Cognition

What Is Cognitive Kindness?

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on April 12, 2021

Our minds are among our most valuable individual and collective resources, and yet we often don’t treat them that way. Cognitive kindness offers a way forward.

Media

Information-Share with Care

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on April 24, 2020

Sharing information can have unintended effects. Intentionality coupled with some understanding from psychology can make all the difference.

Media

Seeking Information in a Time of Uncertainty

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on March 17, 2020

More information isn't always better. Here are a few surprising reasons why and some suggestions for how we might proceed.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Choices in a Time of Viral Disease

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on March 15, 2020

Some principles to guide your choices.

Humor

Why Ask a Machine for a Recommendation?

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on May 2, 2019

Without even knowing us or what it's recommending, a computer can come closer to our preferences than a person does. Yet our beliefs can blind us to this.

Motivation

Choosing a College

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on April 22, 2019

The choice can feel daunting. Here are a few things to consider...

Bias

Considering College Admissions

Karen Yu, Ph.D. and Warren Craft, Ph.D., MSSW on April 4, 2019

The college admissions process is on the minds of many these days. What can psychological research on how we process and interpret information add to the story?