The Nature and Development of Decision-making: A Self-regulation Model

by James P. Byrnes

Book Overview

Although everyone has goals, only some people successfully attain their respective goals on a regular basis. With this in mind, the author attempts to answer the question of why some people are more successful than others. He begins with the assumption that the key to personal success is effective decision-making, and then utilizes his own theory--The Self-Regulation Model--to explain the origin and nature of individual differences in decision-making...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805822879
• ISBN13: 9780805822878
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"