The teleological science of self-control

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 20 (2):367-369 (1997)
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In response to Ainslie & Gault: The value of a temporally extended behavioral pattern depends on relationships inherent in the pattern itself. It is not possible to express that value as the simple sum of the discounted present values of the pattern's component acts

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