FROM PATTERNS TO PROSPERITY: A REVIEW OF RACHLIN'S THE SCIENCE OF SELF‐CONTROL
2002; Wiley; Volume: 78; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1901/jeab.2002.78-117
ISSN1938-3711
AutoresEdmund Fantino, Stephanie Stolarz‐Fantino,
Tópico(s)Behavioral Health and Interventions
ResumoThe Science of Self‐Control (Rachlin, 2000) presents a clear overview of research and theory on self‐control, emphasizing important recent research by Rachlin and his students on temporally extended behavioral patterning as an aid to curbing impulsive decisions. We found the book well suited as a textbook in a graduate seminar on self‐control, particularly because it lucidly presents several provocative ideas about self‐control, decision making, addiction, and general theories of behavior. Of particular interest are his discussion of the “primrose path” to addiction and his behavioral research on the “prisoner's dilemma” as it relates to self‐control. Although we take some issue with teleological behaviorism, the theory of behavior advocated by Rachlin, we recommend this book to anyone interested in self‐control.
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