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Problems with internalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2005

Howard Rachlin*
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY11794-2500

Abstract

Ainslie's Breakdown of Will contains important insights into real world self-control problems, but it loses testability to the extent that it internalizes concepts whose meaning lies in overt behavior and its consequences.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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