Do you ever wonder just how many decisions you make every day? It's about 35,000 for the average adult, according to researchers. And that estimate only factors in your conscious choices. From simple ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Do you tend to get overwhelmed when faced with too many choices? Scientists at Cal Tech help explain why your brain may have trouble making a decision if given too many options. It's ...

You’re standing in a supermarket aisle and looking for some jam, only to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of options, ranging from specialty local preserves to your more run-of-the-mill Smuckers ...

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Within the world of psychology research, time is often not kind to empirical findings. This unkindness was highlighted recently in the results of the reproducibility project, which found that the ...

As consumers, we’re faced with too many dishes on the restaurant menu, too many brands of toothpaste on the supermarket shelf and too many streaming shows on TV. This choice overload paralyzes and ...