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Course Description

Cognitive Biases - How We Make Errors of Judgment in Our Daily Lives* 

Instructor: Jamie Mullen 

Days of the Week: Tuesday 

Date: Feb. 17 – Mar. 24 (5 sessions) 

Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. 

Location: Online via Zoom  

This course examines how cognitive biases shape human decision-making, often leading individuals to believe they are correct even when they are not. Participants explore recent research on errors in judgment and how these biases influence political, economic and business systems. By understanding how biases distort their own perspectives, students gain insight into the worldviews of others. Topics include expectation bias, confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect, selection bias and survivorship bias. The course draws on behavioral economics, statistics and group dynamics, with opportunities for participants to apply concepts through self-assessments and real-life examples. 

Maximum: 30 

Instructor Bio: Jamie Mullen is a board-certified psychiatrist with experience in academic medicine, pharmaceutical research, and medical informatics. He graduated from Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After completing a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, he taught there for nine years and managed international clinical trial programs in neuropsychiatry and neurodegeneration for 27 years. Since retiring, he has focused on environmental and public health issues. 

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