Lisa Smith is a writer with a passion for financial journalism, contributing to popular media outlets like Investopedia and Bloomberg BNA. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...

This post is in response to Anxiety and Depression Are Symptoms, Not Diseases By Gregg Henriques Ph.D. Given that many readers found my claims about the nature of depression controversial (here and ...

Prospect theory [1, 2, 3] has perhaps been one of the most influential theories within psychology and behavioral economics. Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel prize for this work. Prospect theory and ...

4/14/2011 - Why do people vote? Why do voters form parties? When do candidates adopt centrist platforms in general elections? Political scientists have debated these questions for generations, based ...

A key objective of behavioral science research is to better understand how people make decisions in situations where outcomes are unknown or uncertain, which entail a certain degree of risk. Subscribe ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Douglas MacGregor's Theories X and Y classify employees as either extrinsically motivated by fear of consequences or desire for reward, or intrinsically motivated by a will to succeed, respectively.

Go to a hospital emergency department with symptoms of a physical emergency such as chest pain or a broken leg and you’ll be met by a team of doctors and nurses who know exactly what to do. They will ...