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What this book knows
Real human choices are shaped by cognitive shortcuts, emotion, and social pressure — not cold rational calculation.
mind-and-cognition
Kahneman separates two main different decision-making systems, reconciling emotion and affect versus cognition in dual-system models.
VLA-129C8F2F-RC-086People take on more risk avoiding losses and less when gambling for gains — preference reversal is the mirror of loss aversion.
VLA-129C8F2F-RC-055More information is not necessarily better; we use simple rules of thumb to decide quickly rather than complex calculations.
VLA-129C8F2F-RC-038ambition-and-status
Inequity aversion surfaces as social emotion — envy, jealousy, and resentment arise when people are treated unfairly.
VLA-129C8F2F-RC-025Conformity drives customs, traditions, and religious life; social norms are reinforced through peer pressure and reward for pro-social behaviour.
VLA-129C8F2F-RC-026work-as-meaning
Workers are motivated by interplays of intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic reward — challenge, ambition, wages, and social approval all matter.
VLA-129C8F2F-RC-020Illuminates
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