Operant Conditioning and Conditional Expectations
This post looks at expectation management and how it relates to and reinforces the darker aspects of operant conditioning.
rational choice
Why do we act in other than our self-interest? Is the rational actor/choice theory valid?
Why do we act in other than our self-interest? Is the rational actor/choice theory valid? Over a few blog entries (see the Defending the Republic series), I have wondered why people who do not seem to benefit from social justice efforts support and endorse them. Why would a white male push an agenda designed to …