Human Behavior

We probably all know this already but the fact is that humans can actually be quite complicated at times and behave in a way that is quite concerning, however, in general most people are quite predictive and consistent and behave the same as others do. As a consequence, there is a lot to be gained by studying the behavior of choice, because this way if we can understand the choices the people made in the past, we have a good chance of understanding what they will do in the future.

Understanding or predicting the future behavior of choice is very important because the considerable variations in the economical climate usually end up being millions of small individual decisions that result in a significant tendency. For example, the circumstances under which million of individuals decide they want to study or work accumulate and produce significant effects in the unemployment rate. The decisions these individuals take on how much to save up on or spend out of the salary has an impact over the increase or decrease of the interest rates and also over if it is a gross domestic product and the general economic activity grows or decreases.

In order to predict how individuals think about their own interest in order to make their choices, economists have developed a human behavior model that supposes rationality and ability to calculate subtle compensations between the possible alternatives. The model has the following three aspects:

  • Evaluate how happy each option can make you feel.
  • Look at the restitutions and limitations that limited their options.
  • Choose the option that maximizes general happiness.

While it is true that the above cannot be considered a complete description of human behavior when it comes to making choices and it is usually able to make exact predictions. There are a good number of people though, that question an explanation of this type of behavior. The following three are common objectives:

  • Do people really think that much about their own interests? Aren’t people more frequently motivated for the well being of others?
  • Do people really have the freedom to make decisions? Aren’t they restricted by legal standards, both moral and social?
  • Are people really aware of their options all the time? How can you expect them to choose rationally between things they have not even tried out yet?

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