Sentences with phrase «exploit human tendencies»

Sportsbooks shade their lines to exploit human tendencies, and the public are typically unwilling to take teams who are coming off a blowout loss or are in the midst of a prolonged losing streak.

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It's easy to root for winners and high - scoring games, but this basic human tendency can easily be exploited by oddsmakers.

Cats may be exploiting «innate tendencies in humans to respond to cry - like sounds in the context of nurturing offspring», McComb says.

It is due to a calculated disinformation campaign by the fossil fuel industry and a cadre of front groups like ALEC to make people believe the science is unsettled, exploiting the natural human tendency to do nothing in the face of uncertainty.