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Paul Windschitl is a Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa. His research focuses on judgment and decision-making biases, particularly optimism and pessimism in health-related contexts, social comparison processes, and decision-making under uncertainty.
His research spans cognitive psychology, social psychology, and health psychology, examining how desirability of outcomes influences risk perception and preparatory behaviors. Recent work explores differences between predictive judgments and likelihood assessments, as well as ambiguity processing in medical decision-making.
Key trends in his publications include: (1) investigating optimism biases across various domains, (2) analyzing comparative judgment mechanisms, (3) studying health decision-making frameworks, and (4) uncovering cognitive dissonance effects in preparatory behaviors.
- PhD, Iowa State University (1996)
His lab, the Judgment, Decision, & Social Comparison Lab, operates from 207 Spence Labs (SLP) and has produced influential work on risk perception and behavioral biases. Contact: paul-windschitl@uiowa.edu | 272 Psychological and Brain Sciences Building (PBSB).
