Abstract
The problem of the biology of money is twofold: It subsumes both the identification of behavioral mechanisms that account for the power of money as an incentive, and the elucidation of the phylogeny of such mechanisms. The drugs-tool distinction, as articulated by Lea & Webley (L&W) in their fascinating synthesis, is a welcome step toward their solution. Compared to the direct invocation of instinctual drives, however, conditioning processes provide a conceptually and empirically clearer road from evolution to money.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 193-194 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
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State | Published - Apr 1 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Physiology
- Behavioral Neuroscience