Wall Street Psychology

Claim That 1 In 10 Wall Street Employees Is A Psychopath Is Disputed [UPDATE]

The Huffington Post | Editor's Note | Posted 05.23.2012

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An article that appeared on The Huffington Post on February 28, 2012, "One Out Of Every Ten Wall Street Employees Is A Psychopath, Say Researchers," w...

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Could a Quirk in Human Brain Wind Up Costing Taxpayers $700 Billion Dollars?

Gary Marcus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Marcus

The bailout plan is likely to pass, not because it's good, but simply because all of us -- Senators included -- are vulnerable of a potent cognitive fallacy known as anchoring.

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