The interdisciplinary science of consumption / Stephanie D. Preston, Morten L. Kringelbach, and Brian Knutson, editors.

Other author Preston, Stephanie D. (Stephanie Delphine)
Other author Kringelbach, Morten L.
Other author Knutson, Brian.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionxxiii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Consumer behavior.
Consumption (Economics)--Psychological aspects.
Consumers--Psychology.
Neuropsychology.
Evolutionary psychology.

Contents Reciprocity in primates / Sarah F. Brosnan, Frans B.M. de Waal, and Darby Proctor -- The fundamental motives for why we buy / Vladas Griskevicius, Joseph P. Redden, and Joshua M. Ackerman -- The evolutionary instincts of Homo consumericus / Gad Saad -- Myopia, hyperbolic discounting, and mental time travel : evolutionary accounts of lifetime decisions / Stephen E.G. Lea -- Simple heuristics for deciding what to eat / Peter M. Todd and Sara L. Minard -- Decisions, memory, and the neuroecology of food-storing birds / David F. Sherry -- The psychology of acquisitiveness / Stephanie D. Preston and Brian D. Vickers -- Tightwads, spendthrifts, and the pain of paying : new insights and open questions / Scott I. Rick -- Appetite, consumption, and choice in the human brain / Brian Knutson and Uma Karmarkar -- Incentive salience in addiction and over-consumption / Michael J.F. Robinson, Terry E. Robinson, and Kent C. Berridge.
Contents Balancing consumption : brain insights from pleasure cycles / Morten L. Kringelbach -- How expectencies shape consumption experiences / Hilke Plassmann and Tor D. Wager -- The development of saving / Paul Webley -- Consumer behavior across the life span : a life history theory perspective / Chiraag Mittal, Vladas Griskevicius, and Bruce J. Ellis -- Older adults as consumers : an examination of differences by birth cohort / Noah J. Webster [and 5 others] -- Consumption as pollution : why other people's spending matters / Robert H. Frank.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013050848
ISBN9780262027670 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262027674 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40023989481

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HF5415.32 .I575 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold