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elleng

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Sat Jul 14, 2018, 12:34 PM Jul 2018

Mice Don't Know When to Let It Go, Either. [View all]

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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