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Author:   Warren K. Bickel ,  Rudy E. Vuchinich ,  A. Marlatt ,  Rudy E. Vuchinich
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Psychology Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780805827330

ISBN 10:   0805827331
Pages:   442
Publication Date:   01 February 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: G.A. Marlatt, Foreword. R.E. Vuchinich, W.K. Bickel, Preface. Part I:Behavioral Economic Concepts and Methods.G.J. Madden, A Behavioral Economics Primer. S.R. Hursh, Behavioral Economic Concepts and Methods for Studying Health Behavior. Part II:Price and Consumption.M.E. Carroll, U.C. Campbell, A Behavioral Economic Analysis of the Reinforcing Effects of Drugs: Transition States of Addiction. F.J. Chaloupka, R.L. Pacula, Economics and Antihealth Behavior: The Economic Analysis of Substance Use and Abuse. Part III:Substitutability Relations Between Activities.L. Green, E.B. Fisher, Jr., Economic Substitutability: Some Implications for Health Behavior. H. Rachlin, The Lonely Addict. Part IV:Health Behavior as Intertemporal Choice.A.W. Logue, Self-Control and Health Behavior. C.A. Simpson, R.E. Vuchinich, Temporal Changes in the Value of Objects of Choice: Discounting, Behavior Patterns, and Health Behavior. Part V:Specific Health Behaviors: Help Seeking, Smoking, Eating, Exercise, and Gambling.J.A. Tucker, J.W. Davison, Waiting to See the Doctor: The Role of Time Constraints in the Utilization of Health and Behavioral Health Services. K.A. Perkins, M.E. Hickcox, J.E. Grobe, Behavioral Economics of Tobacco Smoking. L.H. Epstein, B.E. Saelens, Behavioral Economics of Obesity: Food Intake and Energy Expenditure. P.M. Ghezzi, C.A. Lyons, M.R. Dixon, Gambling in Socioeconomic Perspective. Part VI:The Cultural Context of Health Behavior.W.K. Bickel, L.A. Marsch, The Tyranny of Small Decisions: Origins, Outcomes, and Proposed Solutions.

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