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Context influences the decisions you make – whether you're a homebuyer, a juror or a physician

  • Written by Jennifer Trueblood, Associate Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
imageHow might a house that comes on the market today affect what you think of this one?fstop123/E+ via Getty Images

When my husband and I purchased a new home last year, the house we ultimately bought was one we had at first ruled out. While the house had many positives, including being affordable, it also had several negatives, so we’d kept...

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