Decision Making and its Applications

Overview of Research

Our research program investigates the psychological processes underlying judgment and decision making (JDM) to address both basic and applied questions.

Collaborative Research Projects

Ethical Decision Making: We examine the psychological and ethical considerations when human interact with computer systems such as autonomous agents. Collaborators: Tim Kroecker (US Air Force Research Lab), Levent Yilmaz (Auburn University, and Wylin Wilson (Tuskegee University).

Decision Making under Stress: We examine how working memory and attention factor in decision making when people are subjected to multiple stressors (e.g., time pressure, performance pressure, and the pressures of multi-tasking). Collaborator: Joe Johnson (Miami University).

Self-Control and Decision Making: People often choose some immediately gratifying activity despite its potential for long-term detrimental consequences if chosen too often. Current research focuses on understanding the mechanisms underlying temporal decision making by creating decision tasks that include the parameters involved in real-world decision making. Collaborator: Rich Mattson (Binghamton University).

Healthy Choices: This work focuses on risk and decision making as it relates to choosing healthy and unhealthy options and how time pressure affects these preferences. Collaborator: Jen Gillis (Binghamton University)

Working memory, intelligence, and performance: We aim to bridge Industrial/Organizational (I/O) and cognitive psychology to account for performance (including decision making) in organizational settings. We investigated the role of working memory and g (i.e., fluid and crystallized intelligence measures) in task performance using a meta-analysis and experimental study, and provide recommendations for applied researchers. ​Collaborator: Bryan Edwards & Brian Webster (Oklahoma State University)

Last Updated: July 06, 2016