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Influence of Loss Aversion on NCAA Men's Basketball Bracket Predictions

损失规避心理对美国大学男子篮球联赛对阵表预测行为的影响

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Pages 18-36 | Received 28 Oct 2016, Accepted 22 Jun 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2018

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