Nick Heather explores harmful choices and explains Hyperbolic Discounting

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Nick Heather PHD
Nick Heather PHD
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264
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Sociology / Psychology / Biology
DATE ADDED:
14-12-2009
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Nick references George Ainslie’s work on ‘pico-economics’ and ‘breakdown of will’. He explains the idea of hyperbolic discounting and how this related to addiction. He also explores the concepts of resolutions and preferences and how these relate to our understanding of addiction.
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Footnotes
1) Book: Ainslie, G. (1992). Picoeconomics: The Strategic Interaction of Successive Motivational States Within the Person
Ainslie, G. (1992). Picoeconomics: The Strategic Interaction of Successive Motivational States Within the Person. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2) Book: Ainslie, G. (2001). Breakdown of Will.
Ainslie, G. (2001). Breakdown of Will. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
3) Paper: Skog, O.-J. (2000). Addicts' choice (Editorial)
Skog, O.-J. (2000). Addicts' choice (Editorial). Addiction, 95(9), 1309-1314.
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