Sentences with phrase «irrational behavior»

Long ago I learned that continued irrational behavior by supposedly learned people nearly always has a single explanation: follow the money.

I was trying to explain some of the rationale behind their seemingly irrational behavior.

The ancient machinery in our brains is being used for tasks for which it did not evolve, and this can lead to many irrational behaviors and actions.

>> Manage emotions that can lead to irrational behavior which may make us feel «justified» in not staying committed.

When her boyfriend shows up, the spirit becomes more obsessive and causes the woman to exhibit strange irrational behavior.

Such a high degree of volatility could be unsettling and drive irrational behavior, such as selling out of fear or buying and leveraging out of greed.

Consider it a type of manual to identify, address, and curb irrational behavior and thoughts in a relationship.

pdf) in which he discusses the reason investors persist in the seemingly irrational behavior of paying high fees for active management despite the numerous studies that show most active managers fail to deliver «alpha» over time net of fees:

Professor Thaler won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in identifying and explaining possible reasons for irrational behavior in economic decisions by individuals.

So I wouldn't blame him for such irrational behavior, only non-tech guys had a higher chance of immunity (even Mohnish Pabrai couldn't escape).

«Owners of stocks, however, too often let the capricious and often irrational behavior of their fellow owners cause them to behave irrationally as well.»

Russians historical literature describe Russian women as vulnerable and submissive, but also flavored with stubbornness with irrational behavior at times and able to show patience that permits ultimate survival in most bad circumstances.

The most effective negotiators are professionals who know their business and don't let personalities and irrational behavior interfere with their mission.

But what if the participants are in a position that leads them to non-optimal and potentially irrational behavior?

When I run into people who believe in creationism, it gives me a hint to expect irrational behavior in other areas of life.

What purpose of love or witness does preempting irrational behavior by the government serve?

Each was led to ruthless and irrational behavior because of the eschatological ideals.

By being members of the National Alliance for Youth Sports, parents make a statement that they want to bench irrational behavior in youth sports and they are committed to postive, safe and fun sports for all children.

Now republicans in Westchester have to answer for President Trump, and his tweets and his sometime irrational behavior, which has seemed to infuse the progressive movement in Westchester and across the country, with a renewed spirit.

«The CIA personality profile of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was actually the Middle Eastern version of «showing off,» not irrational behavior as the Bush administration inaccurately thought,» according to Neuman.

And on the fiction front, Cristi Puiu, in Aurora, fastidiously observed his main character's increasingly irrational behavior in a perhaps deliberately failed attempt to get inside the head of a seemingly normal individual who commits four acts of homicide.

Vance comes from «a world of truly irrational behavior.»

But just like I don't worry about Mr. Market's irrational behavior when buying stock, I wouldn't propose a company should, either.

Curious to see if the seemingly irrational behavior applied to heftier decision - making, Iyengar and her colleagues turned their eyes to retirement.

Avoiding our predictably irrational behavior also isn't easy.

The debt snowball helps encourage irrational behavior instead of teaching people to act in a mathematically sound way.

It seems mental accounting (irrational behavior described in behavioral economics) is impacting consumers spending behavior.

Dr. Coren lets you see through a dog's eyes, hear through his ears, and even sense the world through a dog's nose, giving you the insight that you need to understand the silly, quirky, and apparently irrational behaviors that dogs demonstrate, as well as those stunning flashes of brilliance and creativity that they occasionally display.

Shonibare has reworked Goya's original warning against irrational behavior and expanded its reach, depicting figures who together represent five of the world's continents.

The Economist theory implies staying the course of dramatic and urgent action, a pessimistic view that just promotes more irrational behavior and a less dramatic course with optimism would tend to calm the masses.

While I'm not qualified to say there is a bubble that is going to burst, it sure looks like irrational behavior is driving long - term rates that low.

The unpredictable and sometimes seemingly irrational behavior exhibited by young students is simply a product of their biology — the frontal cortex, the area of the brain that controls reasoning and helps us think before we act, develops much later in our development.

So I wouldn't blame him for such irrational behavior, only non-tech guys had a higher chance of immunity (even Mohnish Pabrai couldn't escape).

However, owing to their strident and often irrational behavior, they are very vulnerable to not being taken seriously by males in the scientific community and viewed as undesirable for faculty or other leadership positions..

Call this overhyped euphoria or irrational behavior in an inefficient stock market, but the reality is that investors are...

Everyday, the market's collective valuation of different companies changes, reacting to new information and perhaps to irrational behavior.

Behaviorists explain that, rather than being anomalies, irrational behavior is commonplace.

In fact, it often results in quirky, irrational behavior, not to mention a dent in your wealth.

Other proponents of smart beta cite the irrational behavior of investors as the main support for factor - based investing.

Not that I believe in good or bad luck of the stock market as it is purely driven by participant state of mind and mostly their irrational behavior.

Man is prone to irrational behavior, pride and a host of other sins which will lead to our ultimate destruction.

However, the assumption of the psychotherapist is that irrational behavior can be brought under rational control by re-educating the person in healthy interpersonal relationships.

So, «all» irrational behaviors are therefore «bad» by that definition.

Decisions based on religious, irrational beliefs tend to lead to irrational behaviors.

But that still does not justify the irrational behavior of killing even 1 animal for religious reasons.