The subject of this paper is how the epistemic limitations of individuals and their biases in reasoning affect collective decisions and in particular the functioning of democracies. In fact, while the cognitive sciences have largely shown how the imperfections of human rationality shape...

Building on social identity theory, we suggest that natives from stereotyped groups tend to value cultural distance more and think that immigrants are not good for the economy and the fiscal system. We draw upon research showing that overweight and obese individuals suffer from social stigma and...

Chapter 1. Introduction: Foundations of consumer behavior -- Chapter 2. Consumer behavior fundamentals: Attitudes, product attributes, and expectancy value reactions -- Chapter 3. Consumers are emotional, too: the role of emotions in consumer behavior -- Chapter 4: Worldviews: Mindsets and...