Decision Science Meets National Security
A personal essay from Dr. Jennifer Lerner.
Professor Jennifer Lerner on Emotions and Decision Making
Watch Dr. Jennifer Lerner discuss the complex role of emotion in human decision making and choice.
Managing just fine
Professor Jennifer Lerner and Gary Sherman release new findings that indicate leaders actually have lower stress levels than lower-ranking individuals
Selective Exposure Partly Relies on Faulty Affective Forecasts
People preferentially consume information that aligns with their prior beliefs, contributing to polarization and undermining democracy.
The Misery-Is-Not-Miserly Effect Revisited: Replication Despite Opportunities for Compensatory Consumption
Sadness increases how much decision makers pay to acquire goods, even when decision makers are unaware of it.
Behavioral Consequences of Probabilistic Precision: Experimental Evidence from National Security Professionals
National security is one of many fields where experts make vague probability assessments when evaluating high-stakes decisions.