The Interdisciplinary Science of Consumption

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Business & Finance, Marketing & Sales, Consumer Behaviour
Cover of the book The Interdisciplinary Science of Consumption by Peter C. Whybrow, Sarah F. Brosnan, Darby Proctor, Vladas Griskevicius, Joseph P. Redden, Joshua M. Ackerman, Gad Saad, Stephen Lea, Peter M. Todd, Sara L. Minard, David Sherry, Brian D. Vickers, Scott I. Rick, Uma Karmarkar, Michael L. Robinson, Terry Robinson, Kent Berridge, Hilke Plassmann, Tor Wager, Paul D. Webley, Chiraag Mittal, Bruce J. Ellis, Noah J. Webster, Toni C. Antonucci, Carolyn Yoon, Wayne R. McCullough, Debra Fin, Deb Hartsell, Robert H. Frank, Stephanie D. Preston, Brian Knutson, Morten L. Kringelbach, The MIT Press
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Author: Peter C. Whybrow, Sarah F. Brosnan, Darby Proctor, Vladas Griskevicius, Joseph P. Redden, Joshua M. Ackerman, Gad Saad, Stephen Lea, Peter M. Todd, Sara L. Minard, David Sherry, Brian D. Vickers, Scott I. Rick, Uma Karmarkar, Michael L. Robinson, Terry Robinson, Kent Berridge, Hilke Plassmann, Tor Wager, Paul D. Webley, Chiraag Mittal, Bruce J. Ellis, Noah J. Webster, Toni C. Antonucci, Carolyn Yoon, Wayne R. McCullough, Debra Fin, Deb Hartsell, Robert H. Frank, Stephanie D. Preston, Brian Knutson, Morten L. Kringelbach ISBN: 9780262325394
Publisher: The MIT Press Publication: August 8, 2014
Imprint: The MIT Press Language: English
Author: Peter C. Whybrow, Sarah F. Brosnan, Darby Proctor, Vladas Griskevicius, Joseph P. Redden, Joshua M. Ackerman, Gad Saad, Stephen Lea, Peter M. Todd, Sara L. Minard, David Sherry, Brian D. Vickers, Scott I. Rick, Uma Karmarkar, Michael L. Robinson, Terry Robinson, Kent Berridge, Hilke Plassmann, Tor Wager, Paul D. Webley, Chiraag Mittal, Bruce J. Ellis, Noah J. Webster, Toni C. Antonucci, Carolyn Yoon, Wayne R. McCullough, Debra Fin, Deb Hartsell, Robert H. Frank, Stephanie D. Preston, Brian Knutson, Morten L. Kringelbach
ISBN: 9780262325394
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication: August 8, 2014
Imprint: The MIT Press
Language: English

Scholars from psychology, neuroscience, economics, animal behavior, and evolution describe the latest research on the causes and consequences of overconsumption.

Our drive to consume—our desire for food, clothing, smart phones, and megahomes—evolved from our ancestors' drive to survive. But the psychological and neural processes that originally evolved to guide mammals toward resources that are necessary but scarce may mislead us in modern conditions of material abundance. Such phenomena as obesity, financial bubbles, hoarding, and shopping sprees suggest a mismatch between our instinct to consume and our current environment. This volume brings together research from psychology, neuroscience, economics, marketing, animal behavior, and evolution to explore the causes and consequences of consumption.

Contributors consider such topics as how animal food-storing informs human consumption; the downside of evolved “fast and frugal” rules for eating; how future discounting and the draw toward immediate rewards influence food consumption, addiction, and our ability to save; overconsumption as social display; and the policy implications of consumption science.

Taken together, the chapters make the case for an emerging interdisciplinary science of consumption that reflects commonalities across species, domains, and fields of inquiry. By carefully comparing mechanisms that underlie seemingly disparate outcomes, we can achieve a unified understanding of consumption that could benefit both science and society.

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Scholars from psychology, neuroscience, economics, animal behavior, and evolution describe the latest research on the causes and consequences of overconsumption.

Our drive to consume—our desire for food, clothing, smart phones, and megahomes—evolved from our ancestors' drive to survive. But the psychological and neural processes that originally evolved to guide mammals toward resources that are necessary but scarce may mislead us in modern conditions of material abundance. Such phenomena as obesity, financial bubbles, hoarding, and shopping sprees suggest a mismatch between our instinct to consume and our current environment. This volume brings together research from psychology, neuroscience, economics, marketing, animal behavior, and evolution to explore the causes and consequences of consumption.

Contributors consider such topics as how animal food-storing informs human consumption; the downside of evolved “fast and frugal” rules for eating; how future discounting and the draw toward immediate rewards influence food consumption, addiction, and our ability to save; overconsumption as social display; and the policy implications of consumption science.

Taken together, the chapters make the case for an emerging interdisciplinary science of consumption that reflects commonalities across species, domains, and fields of inquiry. By carefully comparing mechanisms that underlie seemingly disparate outcomes, we can achieve a unified understanding of consumption that could benefit both science and society.

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