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How do people see, simplify, and solve problems?

Everyday life often gives us new problems to solve. For example, imagine flying back from a relaxing vacation and your return trip includes a layover in a new city. You’ve just landed at your connecting destination but learn that the next flight has been canceled.... click to read more

Mark Ho | Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology

cognitive science

problem solving

mental models

planning

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Aug 25, 2023

Infants distinguish between leaders and bullies

We all know well the difference between a bully and a leader. We can easily spot the difference between a power based on fear, coercion, and violence, and a power based on mutual respect. We may call the latter authority or leadership, and the former... click to read more

Francesco Margoni | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy

authority

social power

dominance

infancy

cognitive science

Reading time 4 min

published on Feb 1, 2019