The psychology behind why we pay to avoid uncertainty

Publication Type: Media
Publication date: 28 January 2026

Authors

Chris Dawson
Samuel G.B. Johnson

Subjects

Psychology
Economics
Econometrics

Source

PsyPost

Link

https://www.psypost.org/the-psychology-behind-why-we-pay-to-avoid-uncertainty/

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