Search liu.se

By understanding how decisions are shaped, we can create changes that make a real difference, e.g. for the climate and in healthcare. Gustav Tinghög and Daniel Västfjäll seek new knowledge on human behaviour.

What is the best way to make people behave in a more climate-friendly way? Researchers at Linköping University and Karolinska Institutet have contributed to a worldwide study on this topic.

Emotions tend to get the upper hand in healthcare decisions. This is shown in a Linköping University study. The results may explain why effective use of healthcare resources is so slow in the making, according to the researchers.

The average researcher thinks they are better than their colleagues at following good research practice. They also think that their own research field is better than other fields. This is shown in a new study at Linköping University.

We interpret facts in a way that confirms our worldview, is the conclusion of a group of LiU researchers. This increases polarisation in society and makes democratic discourse more difficult.

Moral illusions can fool our decision-making ability, making us more selfish. But the results also show that we are more likely to vote for the good of all when taking part in democratic decisions.

Researchers have investigated how orthopaedic surgeons make decisions regarding surgery. The results show that a patient who meets the surgeon at the end of his or her shift is less likely to be scheduled for surgery.

Four LiU researchers will receive a total of SEK 18 million in project grants from the Swedish Research Council within humanities and social sciences. A further SEK 17 million has been awarded to a research environment in migration and integration.

Impressive terms about finances and messages that are really pure nonsense. Some groups are more vulnerable for being misled by "financial bullshit". This is stated by researchers at Linköping University, including Gustav Tinghög, in a new study.