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Liked It3 of 3 members found this review helpful “It's only about the middle of the year, but I think Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational is a shoe-in for my favorite non-fiction book of 2008. When I was studying psychology one of my favorite topics was judgment and decision-making, which dealt in large part with the kinks in the human mind that...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“this was a really cool book. the author is a professor at Duke University and a researcher at MIT. the book covers a lot of experiments he made to research human irrationality, from coke vs pepsi challenge, why students cheat on tests, to why people work harder when they dont get paid, to a girl who had 2 boyfriends and couldn't decide which one to stay with haha. all of the experiments were fun to read and you got a sense of his enthusiasm for the work he does. book is 13 chapters long and reads very fast because it is interesting and funny, and shows u how stupid (and irrational) people are. ”
a c wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Enlightening book about the choices people make, and why. ”
Alice F wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Written by MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the assumption that the human being behaves in fundamentally rational ways. Hint: We don't! In everything we do, say or feel, we have been influenced by irrational emotions that may or may not have been prudent. It isn't just the lovesick fools you have to worry about making irrational decisions.”
Peyton Farquhar wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Must Read for Anyone who can introspect.”
Srinath V wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“a book about social psychology ”
byrd j wrote this review Thursday, November 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting read.”
Stephen B wrote this review Saturday, October 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Take that stupid neoclassical economics!”
ecatin wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great book!”
Gerjo H wrote this review Thursday, October 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“gr8 work”
J Random H wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
