The Value of Temporal Patterns in Behavior

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 188-192

  Rachlin, Howard ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84972630535     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep10772634     Document Type: Article

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4. Described in H. Rachlin, Self-control: Beyond commitment, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 18,109–159(1995)
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