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Are we in control of our own decisions?

Dan Ariely · TED

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About

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.

The talk

  1. Are we in control of our own decisions? 18 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
EG 2008
Speaker
Dan Ariely
Year
2008
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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