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7,847,007 views | Dan Ariely • EG 2008

Dan Ariely pregunta: ¿tenemos control de nuestras decisiones?

El economista de la conducta Dan Ariely, autor de Las Trampas del Deseo, utiliza ilusiones visuales clásicas y sus propios contraintuitivos, y a menudo impactantes, hallazgos en investigación para mostrarnos cómo no somos tan racionales como creemos al tomar decisiones.

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This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

El economista de la conducta Dan Ariely, autor de Las Trampas del Deseo, utiliza ilusiones visuales clásicas y sus propios contraintuitivos, y a menudo impactantes, hallazgos en investigación para mostrarnos cómo no somos tan racionales como creemos al tomar decisiones.

This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Behavioral economist

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Dan Ariely questions the forces that influence human behavior and the irrational ways we often behave.

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