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elleng

(130,752 posts) Sat Jul 14, 2018, 12:34 PM Jul 2018

Mice Don't Know When to Let It Go, Either.

Animals, like humans, are reluctant to give up on pursuits they’ve invested in, psychologists report.

*In a study published on Thursday in the journal Science, investigators at the University of Minnesota reported that mice and rats were just as likely as humans to be influenced by sunk costs.'>>> LOL!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/health/sunk-costs-decisions.html?

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Mice Don't Know When to Let It Go, Either. (Original Post) elleng Jul 2018 OP

I can think of other human examples... NurseJackie Jul 2018 #1

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

1. I can think of other human examples...

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Sat Jul 14, 2018, 01:16 PM

Jul 2018

... this was a well-written and interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.

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