Over at NPR, there is an interesting segment, featuring behavior economist Dan Ariely of Duke University, that looks at the “irrational” relationship that exists between patients and dentists, that seems to be powered by cognitive dissonance. Curious? Here’s a link to the program transcript and the audio of the program is embedded below:
NPR: “Every visit to the dentist is an episode in the Stockholm syndrome”
October 18th, 2010 
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