Most of the discussion seems to have centered around the psychology of the deal, as I believe that is what most people believe the OP was asking.

I noticed the little psychological tricks during the "interview" process and felt I was being manipulated. 

There's something psychologically difficult about a 400% markup on something, just inherently (this what I was having trouble with too, initially), but I do not think this practice by HVAC contractors is dishonest.  

You may be interested to find a peer-reviewed paper in the Social Psychology Quarterly shows Liberal-atheist-monogamous types of beings are smartest in terms of IQ.

Notice that most of this is about your psychology?  

The investor psychology here is kind of fascinating.

This same story since 700, 800, 1000 (esp here, such a psychological thing), 1200, 1300, 1400, and of course now, it is really expensive at 1500.

Those basic tips will help anyone that already has the right psychology in place.

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My major is psychology and my minors are forensic psychology and criminal justice.