Sudden-Death Aversion
Seconds left on the clock and a decision to make: Do you kick a field and head to overtime or risk a two-point conversion for the immediate win?
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Dave Nussbaum
Dave Nussbaum is the managing editor at the Behavioral Scientist and director of communications at the Behavioral Science & Policy Association. He is also an adjunct associate professor of behavioral science at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. He has been the managing editor of the blog for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology since 2014. He received his B.A. from Yale University and earned Ph.D. in social psychology from Stanford University.
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