Cold climates demand more intertemporal self-control than warm climates

被引:8
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作者
Ainslie, George [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cape Town, Sch Econ, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa
[2] Dept Vet Affairs, Coatesville, PA 19320 USA
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D O I
10.1017/S0140525X13000022
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
A climate that is too cold to grow crops for part of the year demands foresight and self-control skills. To the extent that a culture has developed intertemporal bargaining, its members will have more autonomy, but pay the cost of being more compulsive, than members of societies that have not. Monetary resources will be a consequence but will also be fed back as a cause.
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