Most of the time jumping to conclusions is harmless. Even if judgments based on limited reasoning and quick thinking are wrong, the consequences are rarely dire. But it is a problem when jumping to ...

We all have the habit of trying to guess the killer in a movie before the big reveal. That’s us making inferences. It’s what happens when your brain connects the dots without being told everything ...

When someone forms a belief hastily, on scant evidence, and sticks to their conclusion, we accuse them of jumping to conclusions. Cognitive and clinical psychologists who study delusions have often ...