BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Scientific Decision Making; A Case Based Approach
This video introduces a unit on scientific decision-making using cases involving cardiovascular health. Students learn how to logically arrive at a decision in an organized way. A teacher's guide, slides, and individual lessons can be...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cognitive Biases: Reference Dependence and Loss Aversion
Laurie Santos, a psychologist at Yale University, explains two of our classic economic biases: reference dependence and loss aversion. Using a classic scenario from Kahneman and Tversky's studies, she explores how these two biases...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Non Rational Factors in Decision Making: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that decision making is not an entirely rational process and will be able to name some of the factors that influence it. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Non-Rational Factors In...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Of One Mind: Consensus Based Decision Making: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the process of consensus-based decision making. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Of One Mind: Consensus-Based Decision Making."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Rational Factors in Decision Making: Lesson 2
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that each person makes decisions based on a unique evaluation of multiple factors. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Rational Factors in Decision Making:."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Stakeholder Processes: Lesson 1
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand the concept of the stakeholders' process. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Stakeholder Processes."
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Wash Your Hands of That Decision
A study finds that people making a tough decision may find some solace in washing their hands.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Political Snap Decisions
Researchers have found that snap decisions about how 'competent' a politician looks, based solely on a picture of the politician's face, are good predictors of the outcome of elections.