A University of Michigan survey of 1,000 rural Michigan residents reveals a striking gap between perception and reality when ...

Despite exuding confidence, narcissistic people relentlessly crave admiration. In other words, they are unable to convince themselves of their own brilliance. Growing research shows the gap between ...

From confined spaces to cutting-edge aircraft, failures to align risk perception with reality can have catastrophic consequences. What steps can close the gap to improve safety outcomes. The gap ...

A recent sharp increase in youth crime in the United States might seem like cause for concern, but that statistical fact needs to be contrasted with the fact that youth crime declined by more than 80 ...

The Associated Industries of Florida’s Center for Political Strategy recently released the findings of our latest statewide poll, which showed that Florida voters ranked property insurance costs as ...

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception. By Katrina Miller Take a look at this video of a waiting ...

Perception is your reality, but not necessarily THE reality! Or, said differently: What we believe to be true isn’t always the truth. On June 19, 1865 (Juneteenth), the last of the slaves in the USA ...

A single phrase can follow you for a lifetime. For me, it was this: Perception is reality. It was one of the first lessons drilled into me during Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy. It felt like a ...