Economic Behavior Social Learning (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how social learning shapes the way we save, delay rewards, and make economic choices.

This concise work introduces social learning theory and its view of motivation, then applies it to real questions about time preference and intertemporal decision making. Through a longitudinal study of Israeli youth, it shows how beliefs, trust, and past experiences influence our willingness to wait for larger rewards in education, health, and money. The book connects psychological insight with economic theory to explain why people differ in choosing present versus future benefits.

• Learn the key ideas of social learning theory and how expectancy and reinforcement shape behavior
• See how past experiences and social context influence time preference and delay of gratification
• Review a long-term study linking adolescence traits to later education and earnings
• Understand how a social-learning framework can enrich economic models of choice

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