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People decide faster when outcomes are less predictable, study finds
Original: People make first choices faster as outcomes grow less predictable, study finds
A new study finds that people make their first choices more quickly as the predictability of outcomes decreases. Rather than hesitating in uncertain situations, people appear to speed up their initial decisions when results become harder to foresee. The finding adds to research on how the brain handles uncertainty and decision-making under unpredictable conditions.
Why now: The study's counterintuitive finding that uncertainty speeds up rather than slows decision-making is newly published and drawing attention.
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