Social Cognitive Factors Involved in Human Judgment and Decision Making
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Cognition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editor
Interests: social influences on attitudes and behavior; social crowding; face perception; social inequality; political ideology
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Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue on “Social Cognitive Factors Involved in Human Judgment and Decision Making” explores how social cognition addresses the human ability to perceive, interpret, and respond to the intentions, emotions, and beliefs of others, and how this influences complex decision processes. Central to this field are mechanisms such as face perception, empathy, and theory of mind, which enable individuals to understand and predict others’ actions and mental states. The interplay between emotion and reason is highlighted as a key feature of social decision making, with emotional intuitions and motivational biases often competing with rational, high-level executive control processes. Social cognition not only shapes prosocial behaviors, such as fairness and trust, but also contributes to biases, stereotypes, and cultural prejudices that can affect judgments even in the absence of strong emotional responses. Research demonstrates that these social cognitive processes are deeply embedded in neural networks and are modulated by contextual factors, such as cultural norms and narrative framing. This Special Issue emphasizes the importance of understanding these mechanisms to address issues like bias in legal and social contexts and suggests that interventions targeting social cognition may be effective in mitigating unwanted biases and improving decision-making outcomes.
- Abstract Deadline: 15 August 2025
- Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 30 August 2025
Dr. Ahreum Maeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marketing
- consumer behavior
- social cognition
- face perception
- decision-making
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