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082 _2153.83 ARI
091 _a330.019
100 1 _aAriely, Dan.
245 1 0 _aPredictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions
_bthe hidden forces that shape our decisions
_cDan Ariely.
250 _aRevised and expanded edition.
260 _aNew York :
_bHarper Perennial,
_c2010.
300 _axxii, 349 p. :
_bill. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _aThe word "irrational" is displayed upside down on cover title and spine title.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- How an injury led me to irrationality and to the research described here -- The truth about relativity: why everything is relative, even when it shouldn't be -- The fallacy of supply and demand: why the price of pearls, and everything else, is up in the air -- The cost of zero cost: why we often pay too much when we pay nothing -- The cost of social norms: why we are happy to do things, but not when we are paid to do them -- The influence of arousal: why hot is much hotter than we realize -- The problem of procrastination and self-control: why we can't make ourselves do what we want to do -- The high price of ownership: why we overvalue what we have -- Keeping doors open: why options distract us from our main objective -- The effect of expectations: why the mind gets what it expects -- The power of price: why a 50-cent aspirin can do what a penny aspirin can't -- The context of our character, part I: why we are dishonest, and what we can do about it -- The context of our character, part II: why dealing with cash makes us more honest -- Beer and free lunches : what is behavioral economics, and where are the free lunches?
520 _aAn 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.
650 0 _aEconomics
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aDecision making.
650 0 _aConsumer behavior.
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