The Science of Self-Control /

The Science of Self-Control / / Howard Rachlin.

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This book proposes a new science of self-control based on the principles of behavioral psychology and economics. Claiming that insight and self-knowledge are insufficient for controlling one's behavior, Howard Rachlin argues that the only way to achieve such control--and ultimately happiness--i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
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Rachlin, Howard,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]
©2004
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Habit and Willpower
  • CHAPTER 2 Simple Ambivalence
  • CHAPTER 3 Complex Ambivalence
  • CHAPTER 4 The Lonely Addict
  • CHAPTER 5 Soft Commitment
  • CHAPTER 6 Rules and Probability
  • CHAPTER 7 Self-Control and Social Cooperation
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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