The Why Behind the Buy

Understanding consumerism and why we buy.
Kit Yarrow is a professor of psychology and marketing at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. See full bio

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Behavioral Economics

Why do we often think we know what we want, only to be disappointed with our purchases and choices? Behavioral economics studies just how irrational we humans can be.

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