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Pavlov’s Stock Market

By Steven Reiss, Ph.D. on August 9, 2009 in Who We Are

The laws of Pavlovian learning are similar to the laws governing the learning of expectations in humans. In this analogy "conditioned stimuli" are market indicators, and "unconditioned stimuli" are changes in market directions.

Right now, a number of indicators point to rising stock prices. Read More

i do agree with you, we are

Submitted by farouk on August 10, 2009 - 2:31am.

i do agree with you, we are expecting a lot and if we didn't find our expectations we will get disappointed

good points

Submitted by share dealer on August 10, 2009 - 11:00am.

Good points about the improving economy and low interest rates and it the short term it looks like share trading is the right thing to do. But we also have to remember that in the near future interest rates will start to go up, especially in the UK.

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