01:830:364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Same Mistake
5 Feb 2017
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The tails of raccoon: secrets of addiction. This scientific story was developed to educate the general public about the science of the loss of self control. The storyline is modeled on the misbehavior effect described by the brelands. The lesson of the story is that the pairings of object with reward may induce the disconnect between action and intention. The misbehavior effect provides a model of the loss of self control and firs the circumstances of drug addiction. The lament of the addict: why can"t i quit? . But, i always end up changing my mind. Sign tracking is the blind spot in the drug addiction process. Addicts are blind to their inability to their inability to control their drug taking. I took the drug because i must have intended to do it. Drug taking due to sign tracking is camouflaged to pass for intended drug taking. The action is driven by a motive, a motivation to perform the action.
