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Dr. Gary L. Brase is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University. His research integrates evolutionary psychology, cognitive psychology, and social psychology to explore human rationality, decision-making, and social behavior. He leads the Adaptive Reasoning & Decision-Making Lab, which uses evolutionary theory to generate hypotheses about mental design and investigates how people process statistical and social information.
Dr. Brase’s research spans topics such as Bayesian reasoning, mate value assessment, intrasexual competition, and the psychological impact of numerical and visual representations. His lab emphasizes undergraduate and graduate student involvement, offering hands-on research opportunities in experimental design, data analysis, and publication.
- Books: Integrating Converging Evidence in Behavioral Sciences (2025, Routledge) outlines a novel framework for behavioral science research.
His work on statistical literacy, social exchange theory, and evolutionary approaches to cognition has been published in journals like Thinking & Reasoning, Evolution and Human Behavior, and Personality and Individual Differences. Dr. Brase also collaborates on interdisciplinary projects, including sustainable energy initiatives for electric vehicles.
