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The Achievement of Evasive Goals

Control by Rules Describing Contingencies That Are Not Direct Acting

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Rule-Governed Behavior

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Why do we have so much trouble with procrastination? Why do we have so much trouble leading healthy lives of proper diet and exercise, to floss our teeth, to wear seat belts, to stop smoking? Why do we have so much trouble doing what we know we should? Perhaps an even more difficult question: Why do at least a few others have so much less trouble with procrastination, proper diet and exercise, flossing, wearing seat belts, and not smoking?

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Malott, R.W. (1989). The Achievement of Evasive Goals. In: Hayes, S.C. (eds) Rule-Governed Behavior. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0447-1_8

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