What Cognitive Psychology Has To Teach Risk Professionals

The risk landscape has welcomed the invaluable insights that psychology and behavioral health have produced.

It is no longer taboo to believe that psychology plays a critical role in how we operate on a regular basis.

Psychology is being prioritized not only in the health of an injured worker but also in the minds of professional risk managers.

Our brains compose the entirety of our psychological behaviors. These behaviors impact our decision making, even when we don’t necessarily recognize their effects.

Second nature behaviors, while comforting in their familiarity, may not always be the most optimal. A RIMS Live 2021 session, ‘Unforced Errors: What Cognitive Psychology Can Teach Risk Professionals,’ will dive deeper into six specific thinking processes that may not be as normal as we presume.