How to Not Be Fooled by Jerks

How to Not Be Fooled by JerksThe Matt Townsend Show • Season 7, Episode 161, Segment 2

Jul 6, 2018 • 31m

Jeremy Sherman, Ph.D., is a founding member of an 18 year old research project founded by Harvard/Berkeley biologist Terrence Deacon. He received his PhD in decision theory he has written over 475 articles for Psychology Today. Do you have a friend who just can’t seem to recognize they’re being duped? They don’t realize that the door-to-door salesman fooled them, or that Facebook is never going to give away free money when they copy and paste a status. But how can you recognize it and they miss it? For that matter, are you being duped and just can’t see it? Dr. Sherman explains how to avoid being a sucker or a jerk.

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