Understanding the psychological science behind the debt negotiations
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 09:00
in Psychology & Sociology
(Medical Xpress) -- This week, the deficit reduction supercommittee failed to reach a consensus in creating a plan to reduce the national deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. Psychological science can provide some insights into the difficulties faced by the supercommittee members as they proceeded with the negotiations under intense political pressure and public scrutiny.
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