Confirmation bias is a tendency to seek and interpret information that agrees with our beliefs and expectations.Confirmation bias is particularly rampant currently, made worse perhaps because this is an election year when politicians are making outrageous claims that differ from reality.In essence, confirmation bias is a tendency to see and hear what we want to see and hear, even when reality differs from our perceptions. Psychology students learn in introductory courses that our brains interpret information from our senses to fit our expectations.The Earth-centered >>>

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January 22, 2016 Dr. Tess Neal with Arizona State University’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences won the Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology and Law, co-sponsored by the American Psychology-Law Society and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Neal’s interdisciplinary research blends psychology, ethics and law to inform how people reach decisions in the legal system. The assistant professor focuses on how expert witnesses inform the decisions made by judges, lawyers and other members of the courts.  Through her >>>

ASU professor wins Early Career Award for contributions to psychology-law Dr. Tess Neal with Arizona State University’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences won the Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Excellence in Psychology and Law, co-sponsored by the American Psychology-Law Society and the American Academy of Forensic Psychology. Neal’s interdisciplinary research blends psychology, ethics and law to inform how people reach decisions in the legal >>>