Why humans are (sometimes) less rational than other animals: Cognitive complexity and the axioms of rational choice

Thinking and Reasoning 19 (1):1 - 26 (2013)
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(2013). Why humans are (sometimes) less rational than other animals: Cognitive complexity and the axioms of rational choice. Thinking & Reasoning: Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 1-26. doi: 10.1080/13546783.2012.713178

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