Ohad Dan, PhD
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2025
Divergent attitudes toward ambiguous and conflicting information
Dan O, Sanghvi M, Levy I. Divergent attitudes toward ambiguous and conflicting information. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 25748. PMID: 40670542, PMCID: PMC12267609, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-11433-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrait agreeablenessBehavioral paradigmsMonetary outcomesAmbiguous lotteriesExploratory analysisInformation conflictAdvice-givingSuccess chancesAversion attitudeComparative formParticipantsTraitsSubjective probabilityConflict attitudesWeak associationAgreeablenessPolarized societyDivergent attitudesDecision-makingAttitudesConflictAversionBehavior engineering using quantitative reinforcement learning models
Dan O, Plonsky O, Loewenstein Y. Behavior engineering using quantitative reinforcement learning models. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 4109. PMID: 40316521, PMCID: PMC12048583, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58888-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwo-alternative taskReinforcement learning modelModel of choiceReward schedulePsychological principlesMethods of model comparisonEffects of engineeringCognitive scienceExperimental participantsShape behaviorQuantitative modelTheoretical importanceAnimal behaviorLearning modelsEngine behaviorBehavioral engineeringEngineeringEngineering approachModel comparisonTaskAcademic competitionQualitative principlesUrges now, interests later: On the factors and dynamics of epistemic curiosity
Dan O, Leshkowitz M, Livnat O, Hassin R. Urges now, interests later: On the factors and dynamics of epistemic curiosity. Cognition 2025, 259: 106107. PMID: 40058130, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpistemic curiosityTwo-factor modelConsistent with predictionsMotivational determinantsPsychological frameworkTwo-factorPsychological factorsUrgeHigh-urgencyPresent-biasSocietal perspectiveImmediate engagementEconomic implicationsInformational attractivenessTemporal dynamicsBehavioral nudgesDaily lifeEngineering of informationEpistemic choicesCuriosityConsumption of informationAttentionParticipantsPeopleChoiceHuman factors in triaging forensic items: Casework pressures and ambiguity aversion
Almazrouei M, Dror I, Morgan R, Dan O, Paterson M, Levy I. Human factors in triaging forensic items: Casework pressures and ambiguity aversion. Science & Justice 2025, 65: 149-162. PMID: 40082061, DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2025.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate stability of risk and ambiguity attitudes across quantitative and qualitative decisions
Dan O, Xu C, Jia R, Wertheimer E, Chawla M, Fuhrmann Alpert G, Fried T, Levy I. Moderate stability of risk and ambiguity attitudes across quantitative and qualitative decisions. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 3119. PMID: 39856239, PMCID: PMC11760528, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87644-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothetical monetary gainsMonetary lotteriesUncertainty attitudesAmbiguity attitudesBinary choiceIndividual preferencesLow outcomesDecision-makingMonetary gainsOutcome magnitudeDecision-making taskSuccess chancesStabilization of riskDecisionUncertaintyChoiceLotteryModerate stabilityEveryday choicesAttitude consistencyQualitative decisionsQualitative outcomesLevel of improvementPreferences
2024
Boredom and curiosity: the hunger and the appetite for information
Seiler J, Dan O. Boredom and curiosity: the hunger and the appetite for information. Frontiers In Psychology 2024, 15: 1514348. PMID: 39723406, PMCID: PMC11669060, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1514348.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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