Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function

Annotation by Deane Barker • September 16, 2023 • tags: poverty, science, psychology •

URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1238041
Format: Academic Study
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People aren’t only poor because they make bad decisions. Often, they make bad decisions because they’re poor. Poverty affects a person’s ability to make rational decisions.

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