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Re-order Paragraphs

PTE · Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into a logical order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Its insights now guide everything from retirement plans to the layout of online checkout pages.
  2. Observations like these gave rise to a new field that blended psychology with economics.
  3. For example, shoppers will often travel across town to save a few dollars on a cheap item, yet ignore the same saving on an expensive one.
  4. Careful experiments later showed that real decisions are shaped by emotion, habit, and simple mental shortcuts.
  5. A century ago, most economists assumed that people always make coldly rational financial choices.

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