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Rationality

Everything on this site about rationality — each one naming the study behind it.

You accept risks more when they are presented as gains.
The framing of a decision as a 'save' versus a 'loss' shifts your tolerance for risk, even when the math is identical.…
Reflecting on your values can undo your defensiveness.
A 1988 study found that when people wrote about a personal value, they were more likely to accept information that pre…
You make more rational decisions in a foreign language.
A 2012 study found that people are significantly less biased when making decisions in a second language.…