Mastering Cognitive Bias in Mediation: How Mental Shortcuts Impact Settlement Outcomes

Join Ed Oster of Judicate West as he explores how cognitive biases like confirmation bias, anchoring, and reactive devaluation subconsciously influence decision-making in mediation. Oster draws on decades of trial experience and recent psychological research to demonstrate practical techniques for recognizing these mental shortcuts in both your opponent and yourself, and provides tested strategies for counteracting their effects to achieve better settlement results.The Alternative Dispute Resolution Section is chaired by Robert Cohen and Jeffrey Kravitz.