Sunk cost fallacy: Even mice and rats stick with bad choices

Friday, July 13, 2018 - 14:00 in Psychology & Sociology

The behavior of people who remain committed to a choice, even when it is clear that an alternate choice would be a better option, has been a perplexing phenomenon to psychologists and economists.  For example, people will continue to wait in the slow line at a grocery store, stick out an unhealthy relationship, or refuse […]

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