The simple definition of a mental model is a description of how something works. We all have mental models for different types of systems and machines and organizations and even protocols for social ...

In two experiments, researchers have found that introducing people to "mental models" about how mRNA vaccination works and how the body protects itself from foreign DNA can preemptively or reactively ...

Mental models are cognitive tools that are particularly helpful in business since the stakes are high and the decisions can lead to outsized consequences. Bad decisions and silly mistakes are part of ...

Correcting misinformation after it has gone viral is a common way of informing the public that what they've encountered may be inaccurate, lack context, be unproven, or be demonstrably false. But ...