Human Development & Behavioral Decision Making Lab

The HD-BDM Lab focuses on the study of human development and human decision-making process with rigorous scientific approaches.

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Team

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Principal Investigator Ph.D Students Master Students Research Assistants Alumni All
Zhihao Yang
With steadiness and relish.
Zhihao Yang
Yining Mao
Decision-making, cognitive development, stress and coping.
Yining Mao
Xiaotian Wang
Professor,
PI of the HD-BDM Lab,
Director of Applied Psychology Programme at CUHK-SZ
Xiaotian Wang
Zheng Liu
Sept-2022 ~ Present
Social decision-making, cognitive modelling, Meta-research.
Cat, coffee & garden lover.
Zheng Liu
Biyue Yu
Master Student, Class of 2023
Decision making, Cognitive psychology.
Biyue Yu
Feng Xiao
Sept-2023 ~ Present
Behavioral science, cognitive functioning, decision-making.
Feng Xiao
Hongfu Guo
Social decision making
Hongfu Guo
Huaying Liu
Keep trying.
Huaying Liu
Jin Wang
Sept-2022 ~ Present
Decision making, anticipatory emotion
Jin Wang
Jingyi Fang
Master Student, Class of 2023
Social decision making, Social media, Episodic future thinking.
Jingyi Fang
Qimei Peng
Master Student, Class of 2022
Brain mechanisms of Meditation, intertemporal decision making.
Qimei Peng
Rongman Sun
Master Student, Class of 2023
Social decision making, developmental psychology.
Rongman Sun
Siying Yu
Social decision making, Consumer behavior
Siying Yu
Xiaoxiao Jin
Social decision making
Xiaoxiao Jin
Xihan Hu
Master Student, Class of 2023
Moraility, dishonesty.
Xihan Hu
Xuejing Lin
Social decision making
Xuejing Lin
Yangyang Jin
emotion and decision making
Yangyang Jin
Yuche Chen
Social decision making
Yuche Chen
Zhengqian Li
Master Student, Class of 2023
Social decision making, mental health.
Zhengqian Li
Zhonghan Wang
Risk factors and protective factors of negative outcomes, Decision making, Life history theory.
Zhonghan Wang
Jin Zhang
Sept-2024 ~ Present
恒则成
Jin Zhang

Publications

Peng Wang,, Wang, X. T. (XiaoTian),
November, 2024 In Consciousness and Cognition
How mortality awareness regulates intertemporal Choice A joint effect of endpoint reminder and retrospective episodic thinking
How mortality awareness regulates intertemporal Choice A joint effect of endpoint reminder and retrospective episodic thinking

Although life is lived forward, it can only be understood backward. From the perspective of lifehistory theory, we propose that mortality reminders may induce backward thinking from the endpoint of life and regulate intertemporal choice between smaller-and-sooner (SS) and largeand-later rewards (LL), thereby helping individuals with time management.
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Zheng Liu,, Noel E. Schaeffer, XiaoTian Wang
June, 2024 In Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Differential signaling effects of blood glucose on delay discounting in individuals with and without type 1 diabetes
Differential signaling effects of blood glucose on delay discounting in individuals with and without type 1 diabetes

Based on the signaling hypothesis of blood glucose (BG), a rise in BG levels signals a positive energy budget for healthy individuals but cellular starvation for individuals with type 1 diabetes.
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News

PhD Student Liu Zheng Wins Third Place at CUHK(SZ)-CUHK Joint Graduate Research Forum
On November 8th, PhD student Liu Zheng from our research group secured third place in the oral presentation at the CUHK(SZ)-CUHK Joint Graduate Research Forum. Liu’s presentation, titled “Registered Reports in Psychology across Scholarly Citations and Public Dissemination,” highlighted the lab’s latest findings and received widespread acclaim from attendees.
Nov 12, 2024 1 min read
PhD Student Liu Zheng Wins Third Place at CUHK(SZ)-CUHK Joint Graduate Research Forum
《决策心理学》全国教学教材研讨会暨第二届“决策行为”博士生论坛第二轮通知
Sep 25, 2024 1 min read
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Invited Talks

Professor Wang Xiaotian – Curiosity as a Guiding Principle The 10th Anniversary Interview Series of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Time passes swiftly. In 2024, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) celebrates its 10th anniversary. In this moment of celebration, the faculty has launched a special series of interviews with key figures. Over the past decade, what changes and developments have taken place at the faculty? What are its goals and plans for the next decade? Let us follow the professors’ footsteps as we reflect on the past and look to the future. In this issue, we are honored to invite Professor Wang Xiaotian to share his thoughts and insights.
Last updated on Nov 25, 2024
Professor Wang Xiaotian – Curiosity as a Guiding Principle The 10th Anniversary Interview Series of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Professor Wang Invited to Deliver Keynote on “Behavioral Decision-Making in the AI Era” at the National Decision Psychology Teaching Materials Symposium
From October 25 to 26, 2024, the Chinese Psychological Society’s Decision Psychology Committee hosted the National Symposium on Teaching Materials for Decision Psychology and the 2nd Doctoral Forum on “Decision-Making Behavior” in Guangzhou, Guangdong. As an expert in behavioral decision research, Professor Wang was invited to deliver a keynote address titled “Behavioral Decision-Making in the AI Era,” which drew significant interest and enthusiastic responses from attendees.
Last updated on Oct 25, 2024
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Funding & Projects

National Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen
May 2022
Cognitive mechanisms, coping strategies, brain imaging detection and causal modeling of suicide risk Construction of domestic morms of suicide risk factors and guidelines for assessment and prevention
Chinese National Science Foundation
Jan 2020 – Dec 2023
Principle Investigator. Grant 31971025. Anticipatory Emotions as Information for Social Decision Making under Risk Examining Emotional and Cultural Mechanisms underlying Risky Decision Making in Public.
Shenzhen Research Institute of Big Data (SRIBD)
Jun 2019 – Jun 2021
Co-Principal Investigator. Internal Grant. Early Detection of Psychological Problems in University Student.
Chinese National Social Science Foundation
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021
Co-Investigator (PI for one sub-project). Grant 15ZDB121, Advanced Studies of Human Cooperative Behavior A Cognitive Perspective.

Contact Us

We are currently seeking candidates with a solid background in experimental psychology. We also welcome candidates who excel in one of the following areas, behavioral science, data analytics, neuroscience and so on. Candidates must hold a master’s degree or be expected to acquire master’s within 6 months. We are located in Shenzhen, a modern metropolis that links Hong Kong to China’s mainland. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, current CV to Prof. Xiaotian Wang, xtwang@cuhk.edu.cn