How our brains decide whether to hold ’em or to fold ’em

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - 10:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Picture yourself at a Las Vegas poker table, holding a bad hand—one with a very low chance of winning. Even so, the sight of the large stack of chips that piled up during a recent lucky streak nudges you to place a large bet anyway. Why do people make high-risk decisions—not only in casinos, but […]

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