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LESSON 3 · Your Brain's Hidden Shortcuts

PAUSE TO THINK

Do sunk costs influence behavior even when people know about the fallacy?

Yes

Awareness reduces the sunk cost effect but does not erase it. People who have learned about the fallacy honor sunk costs less often, yet rarely drop to zero — the emotional pull of past investment is hard to switch off.

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