但是有时候这种原始性的行为倾向以悲剧告终——当它促使我们在经过考虑之后向着与自身利益相反的方向行动的时候(股票市场崩盘,一大群人惊慌奔逃和玩电子鸡游戏的现象都说明了这一点)。
Sometimes, this atavistic tendency ends in tears, when it prompts us to act contrary to what is, on reflection, our self-interest. (Witness stock-market crashes, stampedes and tamagotchi.)
从本质上讲,预防性储蓄理论说的是,更多的不确定性会降低平均消费倾向(APC),即比消费与收入的比率。
Essentially, what the precautionary-saving literature says is that more uncertainty reduces the average propensity to consume (APC), the ratio of consumption to income.
冲动性与赌博信念之间的联系表明,强烈的冲动能使赌徒常常预先倾向于一些更为复杂的扭曲概念,如迷信。
The link between impulsivity and gambling beliefs suggests to us that high impulsivity can predispose a range of more complex distortions - such as superstitions - that gamblers often experience.
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