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Autore |
Rachlin Howard <1935-> |
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Titolo |
The science of self-control / / Howard Rachlin |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-674-26653-6 |
0-674-04251-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p. ) : ill |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text proposes a science of self-control based on the principles of behavioural psychology and economics. It argues that the only way to achieve such control is through the development of harmonious patterns of behaviour. |
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