Learning about potentially harmful stimuli and events is critical in shaping adaptive behavior in a rapidly changing environment. It allows animals to establish and update associations between ...

In humans and many other species, survival depends on information learned from others about what is potentially dangerous in the environment. Across the life-span, expressions of pain and fear in ...

Research from the Business School (formerly Cass) suggests that observing others' decision-making can teach people to make better decisions themselves. The research, co-authored by Professor Irene ...

• Accounting for bias is a major challenge confronting the use of observational data to gain important insights into real-world treatment effects. • No single study design will satisfy all information ...

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• The choice between an observational study and a randomized controlled trial (RCT) is not binary. • No algorithm exists for determining whether an observational study or an RCT is best for answering ...

Research suggests that observing others' decision-making can teach people to make better decisions themselves. The research tested the effectiveness of a new debiasing training strategy and reports ...