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Paul Price is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, Fresno, within the College of Science and Mathematics. He holds a B.A. from Washington University (1986), an M.A. from the University of Michigan (1990), and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1994). His research focuses on judgment and decision-making processes, particularly in risk communication, health psychology, and informal quantitative reasoning. He emphasizes open science practices and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Professor Price teaches courses like Research Methods in Psychology and Judgment and Decision Making.
His research interests span cognitive biases (e.g., sample size bias, ratio bias), spillover bias in social judgments, and interventions to improve student engagement. He has authored multiple editions of 'Research Methods in Psychology,' a leading textbook in the field. His work bridges theoretical cognitive science with practical applications in education and public health.
Notable contributions include studies on the evidential value of intervention research and meta-analyses of impostor phenomenon. He has secured grants for collaborative research on judgment biases, such as the NSF-funded 'Sample Size Bias in Judgments of Averages' (2013). His teaching emphasizes rigorous methodology and fostering critical thinking in students through courses like Psych 42 (Statistics) and Psych 144 (Research Methods).
