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Contingent creatures : a reward theory of motivation and value

Title
Contingent creatures : a reward theory of motivation and value / Carolyn R. Morrillo.
Author
Morillo, Carolyn R., 1929-
Publication
Lanham, Md. : Littlefield Adams Books, [1995], ©1995.

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Description
xvii, 187 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Reward (Psychology)
  • Motivation (Psychology)
  • Reinforcement (Psychology)
  • Values
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-182) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Ecology and Affect in Naturalized Cognition -- Ch. 2. Contingent Creatures as Reward Event Systems -- Ch. 3. Psychological Hedonism as an Empirical Theory -- Ch. 4. Naturalizing Value -- Ch. 5. Summing Up the Good Life -- Ch. 6. Reasons, Norms, Cognition, and Affect -- Ch. 7. Hedonism, Ideology, and Temperament.
ISBN
  • 0822630400 (alk. paper)
  • 0822630419 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
95011201
OCLC
  • 503428297
  • ocn503428297
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries