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Hardcover The Psychology of Human Control: A General Theory of Purposeful Behavior Book

ISBN: 0275938115

ISBN13: 9780275938116

The Psychology of Human Control: A General Theory of Purposeful Behavior

Departing from Myles Friedman's previous versions of prediction theory, this study contends that people seek control as an end in itself. The ability to make accurate predictions is the primary means to that end. When people make accurate predictions, we call them intelligent; when they act on those predictions and control results, we call them successful. Seeking an explanation for human superiority, Friedman and Lackey present a tight formal...

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