Conference talks

Pulford, B. D. (2021) Persuasion and the Confidence Heuristic. University of Nottingham. Nottingham CRIBS workshop, 29 June 2021.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Buabang, E. K., & Krockow, E. M. (2019). Evidence for the Confidence Heuristic in common-interest games with asymmetric information. SPUDM 2019: International Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 18–22, 2019.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Krockow, E. M. (2019). Cooperation does not decay when the Prisoner’s Dilemma game is repeated many times, and women cooperate far less than men. SPUDM 2019: International Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August 18–22, 2019.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Buabang, E. K., & Krockow, E. M. (2019). Persuading with confidence: Evidence for the Confidence Heuristic. Paper presented at the London Judgment and Decision Making Seminar, University College London, February 20, 2019.

Alempaki, D., Colman, A. M., Kölle, F., Loomes, G., & Pulford, B. D. (2018). Investigating the role of values and beliefs in strategic thinking. Network for Integrated Behavioural Science Workshop, University of Nottingham, September 17–19, 2018.

Alempaki, D., Colman, A. M., Kölle, F., Loomes, G., & Pulford, B. D. (2018). Noise & Variability in Repeated Games. Network for Integrated Behavioural Science Workshop, University of Nottingham, September 17–19, 2018.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Buabang, E. K., & Krockow, E. M. (2018). Persuading with confidence: Evidence for the Confidence Heuristic. Paper presented at the FUR2018 conference, University of York, UK, June 25–28, 2018.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Buabang, E. K., & Krockow, E. M. (2018). Persuading with confidence: Evidence for the Confidence Heuristic. Poster presented at the M2D (models to Decisions) 2018 conference, University of Cambridge, UK, June 11–14, 2018.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Buabang, E. K., & Krockow, E. M. (2018). Persuading with confidence: Evidence for the Confidence Heuristic. Paper presented at the Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Leicester, April 18–20, 2018.

Krockow, E. M., Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M. (2017). Far but finite horizons promote cooperation in the centipede game. International Conference on Social Dilemmas, Sicily, June 20–23, 2017.

Pulford, B. D. (2016). Social comparisons and academic self-confidence. Internal seminar to JDM group, University of Leicester, September 21, 2016.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Pinto, D. (2016). Protocol analysis reveals promiscuous reasoning in common interest games. FUR2016 conference, University of Warwick, UK, June 27–29, 2016.

Krockow, E. M., Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M. (2016). Bounded Rationality in Competitive Centipede Games. Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany (27 June–5 July 2016).

Pulford, B. D., Pinto, D. G., & Colman, A. M. (2016). Protocol analysis reveals promiscuous reasoning in dyadic coordination games. International Conference on Thinking, Brown University USA, August 4-6, 2016.

Krockow, E. M., Takezawa, M., Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Smithers, S., Kita, T., & Nakawake, Y. (2016). Are Japanese people more trusting and cooperative than Europeans? Evidence from centipede games with commitment-enhancing tools. International Conference on Thinking, Brown University USA, August 4-6, 2016.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., Kölle, F., & Loomes, G. (2015). Extending the investigation of different models of strategic thinking. Network for Integrated Behavioural Science Coordination Workshop, University of Nottingham, September 9-11, 2015.

Krockow, E., Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2015). Wow, I underestimated the good nature and of humanity of people!”: Exploring cooperation in the Centipede game through verbal protocol analysis. 16th International Conference on Social Dilemmas, Hong Kong, June 23-26, 2015.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., & Lawrence, C. L., & Krockow, E. (2015). Reasons for Cooperating in Repeated Interactions: Playing the Centipede Game. 16th International Conference on Social Dilemmas, Hong Kong, June 23-26, 2015.

Pulford, B. D., Pinto, D., & Colman, A. M. (2015). Cooperative behaviour in experimental games: Qualitative methods speak volumes. Invited speaker, Kingston University, March 25, 2015.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., Omtzigt, D., & al-Nowaihi, A. (2014). Learning to coordinate without awareness. Network for Integrated Behavioural Science Coordination Workshop, University of Nottingham, December 13, 2014.

Pulford, B. D., Krockow, E. M., Pinto, D., & Colman, A. M. (2014). Verbal protocol analysis of strategic choices in static and dynamic dyadic games. Network for Integrated Behavioural Science Coordination Workshop, University of Nottingham, December 13, 2014.

Colman, A. M., Kolle, F., Loomes, G., & Pulford, B. D. (2014). Incentives and reasoning in experimental games. Network for Integrated Behavioural Science Autumn Workshop, September 16-18, 2014.

Colman, A. M., Frosch, C. A., Pulford, B. D., & Krockow, E. (2014). Rationality in Centipede games. Invited paper, Reasoning, Cognition and Life, A Conference in Honour of Professor Ken Manktelow, University of Wolverhampton, May 16, 2014.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., & Gold, N. (2014). Cultural differences in life and death decision making. Keynote paper at the Reasoning, Cognition and Life conference, Wolverhampton, May 16, 2014.

Pulford, B. D. (2014). Cultural differences in real-life and hypothetical trolley problems. Internal seminar, University of Leicester, January 21, 2014.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., Krockow, E. M., Rose, J., & Lawrence, C. L. (2013). Team reasoning versus Nash equilibrium: Experimental evidence. Keynote paper at the 3rd Conference of the European Network on Social Ontology, Helsinki, October 23-25, 2013.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Lawrence, C. L. (2013). Explaining Strategic Coordination. Paper presented at the ESRC Network for Integrated Behavioural Science, Nottingham, September 12-14, 2013.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., & Lawrence, C. L. (2013). Explaining strategic coordination: Cognitive hierarchy theory, strong Stackelberg reasoning, and team reasoning. Paper presented at the Experimental Psychology Society Meeting, Bangor, July 3-5, 2013.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Lawrence, C. L. (2013). Explaining strategic coordination: Cognitive hierarchy theory, strong Stackelberg reasoning, and team reasoning. International Conference on Social Dilemmas, Zurich, July 10-13, 2013.

Pulford, B. D. (2012). Confidence and its consequences in communication and persuasion. Invited speaker, Kingston University Interdisciplinary Group on Decision, Thinking and Risk Research, November 2, 2012.

Gold, N., Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2012). Your money or your life: Moral judgments in trolley problems with small financial incentives. European Society for Philosophy and Psychology, August 28-31, 2012.

Gold, N., Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2012). Your money or your life: Varying the outcomes in trolley problems. Experiments in Ethical Dilemmas Workshop, London, May 3-4, 2012.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., & Gold, N. (2012). Investigating the effects of framing in trolley problems. Experiments in Ethical Dilemmas Workshop, London, May 3-4, 2012. Keynote speaker.

Hogan, R. A. & Pulford, B. D. (2012). Payment incentives and advice giving motivation. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Adelaide, April 12-14, 2012.

Gold, N, Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2011). Judgements in trolley problems. Experiments in Economics, Experiments in Philosophy, San Sebastian, July 29, 2011.

Pulford, B. D., Colman, A. M., Omtzigt, D., & al-Nowaihi, A. (2011). Cooperation without awareness and decisions from experience in minimal social situations. 23rd Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (SPUDM23), Kingston Upon Thames, August 21-25, 2011.

Gill, P., & Pulford, B. D. (2011). Whether it is reality or imaginary, people are still spurred on by their previously sunk costs. 23rd Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (SPUDM23), Kingston Upon Thames, August 21-25, 2011.

Pulford, B. D. (2011). How feeling lucky alters choices. Invited talk presented at De Montfort University (26th January 2011).

Pulford, B. D., Gill, P., & Richard, S. E. (2010). Experiencing a lucky event reverses ambiguity aversion. Paper presented at the Experimental Psychology Society Manchester Meeting, Manchester, July 7-9, 2010.

Pulford, B. D. (2009). Why are optimists less scared of ambiguity? Internal seminar, University of Leicester (13th October 2009).

Pulford, B. D. (2009). Is luck on my side? Optimism, pessimism, and ambiguity aversion. Paper presented at the Experimental Psychology Society Leicester Meeting, Leicester, April 15-17, 2009.

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2006). Confidence and communication in an E-FIT identification task. Paper presented at the Language, Psychology and the Law Conference, University of Leicester, UK, July 10-12, 2006.

Wesson, C., & Pulford, B. D. (2006). Knowing what other people know: Implications for the confidence heuristic. Poster presented at the Advice and Trust in Decision Making conference, UCL, London, June 29-30, 2006.

Pulford, B. D., & Evans, L. (2006). Influences on advisors’ confidence. Poster presented at the Advice and Trust in Decision Making conference, UCL, London, June 29-30, 2006.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Rose, J. (2006). Collective rationality, team reasoning, and focal points. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Yaşar University, Çeşme, Izmir, Turkey, 15-18 June, 2006.

Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2006). Ambiguous games and strategic ambiguity aversion: Experimental evidence. Paper presented at the Experimental Psychology Society London Meeting, London, January 5-6, 2006.

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2005). Testing the confidence heuristic: Are confident communicators more persuasive? 20th Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (SPUDM20), Stockholm, August 22-24, 2005.

Bolger, F., Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2005). Effects of positive biases on decisions to enter a competitive market. 20th Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (SPUDM20), Stockholm, August 22-24, 2005.

Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2005). Strategic ambiguity aversion. 20th Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (SPUDM20), Stockholm, August 22-24, 2005.

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2005). Testing the confidence heuristic: Are confident communicators more persuasive? Keynote paper presented at the Confidence in Interactive Decisions Symposium, Leicester, July 1, 2005.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Bolger, F. (2005). Asymmetric dominance effects in games. Keynote paper presented at the Confidence in Interactive Decisions Symposium, Leicester, July 1, 2005.

Bolger, F., Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2005). Effects of positive biases on decisions to enter a competitive market. Keynote paper presented at the Confidence in Interactive Decisions Symposium, Leicester, July 1, 2005.

Pulford, B. D., & Colman, A. M. (2005). Testing the confidence heuristic: Are confident communicators more persuasive? [Abstract]. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 13(2), 160.

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Bolger, F. (2005). [Abstract]. Asymmetric dominance and confidence in strategic interaction. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society,13(2), 207.

Pulford, B. D. & Sohal, H. (2005). Assessing the Individual Learning Profile: The association between HE students’ confidence in their academic abilities, personality and academic performance. [Abstract]. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 13(2), 160.

Wesson, C. & Pulford, B. D. (2005). Individual differences in the influence of confidence: The effects of need for cognition and need for closure. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 13(2), 163.

Pulford, B. D. (2004). Exploring confidence. Invited speaker on the “Women in Management” series. University of Wolverhampton (3rd November 2004).

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Bolger, F. (2004). Asymmetric dominance and confidence in mixed-motive dyadic games. Invited talk presented at the Department of Economics, University of Oxford (13th May 2004).

Colman, A. M., Pulford, B. D., & Bolger, F. (2004). Asymmetric dominance and confidence in mixed-motive dyadic games. FUR XI conference, Paris, July 2004.

Bolger, F., Colman, A. M., & Pulford, B. D. (2004). Effects of positive biases on market entry. FUR XI conference, Paris, July 2004.

Pulford, B. D. (2002). The influence of speech confidence on choice and decision confidence. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society,10, 94.

Pulford, B. D. (2002). Communicating confidence. Invited talk presented at the University of Reading (20th June 2002).

Pulford, B. D. (1998). Interpersonal perceptions of confidence. Invited talk presented at the University of Hertfordshire.

Pulford, B. D. (1995). The effects of feedback and gender on overconfidence [Abstract]. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 3, 28.

Pulford, B. D. (1993). Base rates and the overconfidence effect [Abstract]. Proceedings of the British Psychological Society, 1, 53.