Although observers of human behavior have long been aware that people regularly struggle
with internal conflict when deciding whether to behave responsibly or indulge in impulsivity …

This timely, accessible reference and text addresses some of the most fundamental
questions about human behavior, such as what causes racism and prejudice and why good …

We report on a field study demonstrating systematic differences between the preferences
people anticipate they will have over a series of options in the future and their subsequent …

This paper examines the effect of uncertainty about the future on whether individuals select
want options (eg, junk foods, lowbrow films) or instead exert self-control and select should …

The BDT literature has largely focused on demonstrations of violations of rationality (ie
consistency) in individual decision making and has had little to say about the content of …

In this chapter, we review and synthesize past research on want/should conflict. We begin
with a formal definition of relative wants and shoulds and summarize prior work on the …

Nous remercions l'éditeur et les évaluateurs de la Revue économique qui nous ont permis
d'améliorer notre contribution. En outre, nous sommes redevables à plusieurs collègues du …

It is a Biblical story so iconic that some version of it appears in all four Christian Gospels. In
the scene known as the Last Supper, Jesus tells his apostles that he will soon be arrested …

Previous research has established that individuals often classify financial costs into different
mental accounts, from which credits can be earned and spent. The current research builds …

In our daily lives we frequently face a tension between what we want to do (or what we
desire) and what we believe we should do. After a long week at work, we may want to share …