
Behavior & Society
When “Reasonable” Trumps “Rational”
Research shows that people sometimes ignore their own self-interest in making decisions
Igor Grossmann, Ph.D., is a social-cognitive scientist at the University of Waterloo studying the meaning of sound judgment and wisdom across cultures.
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