03012nam a22003857a 4500 37107 BD-DhAAL 20210131111948.0 200223t2009 enka b 001 0 eng d 42241 42241 9780007256532 BD-DhAAL 153.83 22 Ariely, Dan. 39471 Predictably irrational : the hidden forces that shape our decisions / Dan Ariely. Revised and expanded edition. London : HarperCollins, c2009. xxxii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-353) and index. 1. The truth about relativity : why everything is relative, even when it shouldn't be -- 2. The fallacy of supply and demand : why the price of pearls, and everything else, is up in the air -- 3. The cost of zero cost : why we often pay too much when we pay nothing -- 4. The cost of social norms : why we are happy to do things, but not when we are paid to do them -- 5. The influence of arousal : why hot is much hotter than we realize -- 6. The problem of procrastination and self-control : why we can't make ourselves do what we want to do -- 7. The high price of ownership : why we overvalue what we have -- 8. Keeping doors open : why options distract us from our main objective -- 9. The effect of expectations : why the mind gets what it expects -- 10. The power of price : why a 50-cent aspirin can do what a penny aspirin can't -- 11. The context of our character, part I : why we are dishonest, and what we can do about it -- 12. The context of our character, part II : why dealing with cash makes us more honest -- 13. Beer and free lunches : what is behavioral economics, and where are the free lunches? An 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. BIGD Amazon 37107, 37447 Decision making. 39472 Economics Psychological aspects. 39473 Consumer behavior. 39474 Decision making. sears 39472 Thought and thinking. sears 39475 Reasoning. sears 39476 Economics Psychological aspects. sears 39473 Consumers. sears 39477 BRAC Institute of Governance and Development General Stacks ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 153_830000000000000_ARI 0 67989 BIGD BIGD GEN 2020-02-23 Amazon 779.50 1 12 153.83 ARI 3010037107 2022-06-27 2022-02-13 1 779.50 2020-02-23 BK This property belongs to Ayesha Abed Library 0 0 ddc 0 153_830000000000000_ARI 0 69232 IGS BIGD GEN 2021-01-30 Amazon 779.50 1 4 153.83 ARI 3010037447 2023-09-12 2023-08-07 2 779.50 2021-01-30 BK Received During Pandemic