The Psychology of Human Control: A General Theory of Purposeful Behavior

by Myles I. Friedman and George Lackey

Departing from Myles Friedman's previous versions of prediction theory, this study contends that people seek control as an end in itself. The ability to make accurate predictions is the primary means to that end. When people make accurate predictions, we call them intelligent; when they act on those predictions and control results, we call them successful. Seeking an explanation for human superiority, Friedman and Lackey present a tight formal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275938115
• ISBN13: 9780275938116
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"