The SaSI lab in the Psychology Department at Cornell University devotes itself to studying accuracy and error in human judgment.

Among its core topics, the lab conducts empirical research studying: How well to people know themselves--and their competence and character? How and when do people successfully engage in self-deception? How good are people as amateur psychologists--trying to anticipate the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others?

From this base of inquiry, the topics covered in the lab can range quite a bit--all the way from economic behavior to eyewitness testimony.