Life is about decisions and judgments (conscious or unconscious). Here, at MInDe Lab our aim is to understand how we make choices and how we judge and evaluate others.
We focus on the complex interplay of psychological, moral, social and economic mechanisms that influence our decisions and judgments.
Research
Moral Judgment
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Why do we judge certain acts as immoral but not others?
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Factors that influence moral choices?
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What are choices that emerge from the interplay between social, monetary and moral domains?
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How do people judge accidental vs. intentional Acts?
Prosocial Behavior
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Why are people prosocial in some situations while selfish in others?
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What factors influence prosocial behavior?
Curiosity
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What are the factors that influence decisions about curiosity?
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Psychological mechanisms and factors that influence the decision to be more curious about one thing and less about another?
Consumer Decisions
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How consumers perceive products and services rendered by Artificial Intelligence and Robots?
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Perception of AI centered products.
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Judgment of blame when decisions & actions are taken by AI/Robots.
Crime & Decision Making
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Nature of crime in South-Asian countries and factors that influence criminal decisions.
