August Collsiöö

Postdoc

I am interested in the cognitive processes behind judgments and decisions and how the context and the format of information changes cognitive processing, judgments and learning

CV

2024 Phd in Psychology, Uppsala University
2015 Msc. Psychology, Uppsala University
2015 Bsc. Politics and Economics, Uppsala University
2013 Bsc. Psychology, Uppsala University

Publications

2026

Mattias Lauridsen, August Collsiöö, Joakim Sundh, Peter Juslin (2026)

The role of intuitive monitoring and control of analytic calculations in the bat-and-ball problem Thinking and Reasoning (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13546783.2026.2627236

2025

Philip Millroth, August Collsiöö (2025)

Improving mental health diagnostic quality through cognitively tractable definitions Nature Mental Health, Vol. 3, p. 393-395 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-025-00404-8

Research

JEDI-lab

We at JEDI lab at Linköping University conduct research on intuition, reflection, and emotion in economic decision-making. The aim of our research is to understand everyday decision-making and its underlying processes.

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Cognitive Psychology – Decision, Emotion, Perception

How are emotions elicited and how do feelings influence our everyday behaviours? Our research group examines these questions using different psychological methods.

Organisation

Division of Psychology (PSY)

Research at the division covers many aspects of psychology. We also educate psychologists and psychotherapists to meet the challenges of work life and future clients in the best possible way.

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.