Behavior Quote by Robert H. Frank

All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts.

— Ludwig von Mises

“I really have nothing against rationality, or even doing what you think is best, or doing what is more likely to satisfy your desires.…

— John R. Perry

“The more effort we put into something, the more likely we are to value it. We are more likely to be consistent with our…

— Nir Eyal

“The evidence presents a profound challenge to the idea that humans have consistent preferences and know how to maximize them, a cornerstone of the…

— Daniel Kahneman

“Although acting inconsistently with one’s own implicit interests and developmental trends can sometimes pay off, the data suggest that those who ignore their deeper…

— Christopher Peterson

The difficulty in judging what type of behavior works well arises not only because a given course of action does not always produce the…

— Albert Bandura

“Often times it is difficult to rely on your judgment when the focus on your true objective is out of alignment.”

— Mark W Boyer

We will use the actions of others to decide on proper behavior for ourselves, especially when we view those others as similar to ourselves

— Robert Cialdini

As beings who cannot know the outcome of any particular action, it is difficult for us to act in a way that will be…

— Andre Alexis

“One way or another we are all biased, but still we have the modern cortical capacity to choose whether or not to let the…

— Abhijit Naskar

I have observed over the years that the unanticipated consequences of social action are always more important, and usually less agreeable, than the intended…

— Irving Kristol

“Their thinking challenged many notions that were gospel in psychology and among the general public, such as the behaviorist's view that people do things…

— Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson