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Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions / Dan Ariely.

Description:	1 online resource (xxxii, 368 pages)
Publisher:	Pymble, NSW ; HarperCollins e-books, ©2009.
ISBN:	9780061958724 (electronic bk. ;
Edition:	Rev. and expanded ed.
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▸An evaluation of the sources of illogical decisions explores the reasons why irrational thought ... often overcomes level-headed practices, offering insight into the structural patterns that cause people to make the same mistakes repeatedly. Read More

Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions / Dan Ariely.

Description:	1 online resource
Publisher:	[United States] : Harper Collins Publishers, 2009.
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▸Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a ... fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, we consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable-making us predictably irrational. Read More