http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/predictably-irrational-by-dan-ariely.php Understand your mind with the science of psychology - Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/predictably-irrational-by-dan-ariely.php/comment-page-1#comment-21532 Jeremy (PsyBlog author) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:53:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2008/04/predictably-irrational-by-dan-ariely-book-review.php#comment-21532 Thanks for your comment Erica - I will do! Thanks for your comment Erica - I will do!

]]> http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/predictably-irrational-by-dan-ariely.php/comment-page-1#comment-21515 Erica Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:59:00 +0000 http://spring.org.uk/2008/04/predictably-irrational-by-dan-ariely-book-review.php#comment-21515 I will follow up on your recommendation! As a sometimes-reader of Ariely's research and a student of judgment and decision making, I'd like to add that this sort of research ought to convince us to modify our definition of "rational". As you say, economics holds us to a standard that isn't descriptively accurate and - i'd like to add - perhaps not normatively optimal either. Sometimes we are smart (should i have use inverted commas there?) to use the shortcuts and biases that are labelled irrational! Like our emotions: they often guide our judgments - in a good way!<br />Anyway, that's my two cents. Love reading the blog, keep it up please! I will follow up on your recommendation! As a sometimes-reader of Ariely's research and a student of judgment and decision making, I'd like to add that this sort of research ought to convince us to modify our definition of "rational". As you say, economics holds us to a standard that isn't descriptively accurate and - i'd like to add - perhaps not normatively optimal either. Sometimes we are smart (should i have use inverted commas there?) to use the shortcuts and biases that are labelled irrational! Like our emotions: they often guide our judgments - in a good way!
Anyway, that's my two cents. Love reading the blog, keep it up please!

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