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Residual Effects of Past on Later Behavior: Habituation and Reasoned Action Perspectives

Ajzen, Icek·2002·Personality and Social Psychology Review

Abstract

The frequency with which a behavior has been performed in the past is found to account for variance in later behavior independent of intentions. This often taken as evidence for habituation of behavior and as complementing the reasoned mode of operation assumed by such models as the theory of planned behavior. In this article, I question the idea that the residual effect of past on later behavior can be attributed to habituation. The habituation perspective cannot account for residual effects in the prediction of low-opportunity behaviors performed in unstable contexts, no accepted independent measure of habit is available, and empirical tests of them habituation hypothesis have so far met with little success. A review of existing evidence suggests that the residual impact of past behavior is attenuated when measures of intention and behavior are compatible and vanishes when intentions are strong and well formed, expectations are implementation have been developed.

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Authors
Ajzen, I.
Affiliations
University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Corresponding author
Ajzen, Icek
Venue
Personality and Social Psychology Review
Published
2002-05
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
107-122
ISSN
  • 1088-8683 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7957
OpenAlex
W2130533816
Cited by
1,249
References
91
Citations by year
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FWCI
37.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Personality and Social Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental Education and Sustainability
Keywords
habituation, theory of planned behavior, intention, behavior prediction, implementation intentions, expectations

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