The Myth of Choice_ Personal Responsibility in a World of Limits - Kent Greenfield [105]
Costa, Jane, 12–13, 17, 19, 20
Costa v. Boston Red Sox, 12–13, 17, 19, 20
cost-benefit analysis in decision making, 55–56
credit cards, 123
criminal law, 37–38, 52–53, 171, 213n9
criminal liability, 211n13
Crying Game, 185–86
cult figures, 111–15, 183
culturally-mediated perceptions: of Aboriginal culture, 42
awareness of, 193–95
in the case of Lubna Hussein, 71–72, 85
confirmation bias, 63, 176
constraints on choice, 78–79, 97
cultural differences, 70–72, 194–95, 202–3
in eyewitness accounts, 86
gender roles, 71–77, 94–95
in jury selection, 83–85
the meaning of “no,” 82–83, 172, 216–17n15
patriotism, 39, 40, 91–93, 92, 203–4
personal perceptions of, 85–86
recognition of, 91, 218n28
of religious symbols, 89–91
of sexual behavior, 80–85, 95–96, 172
stereotypes, 77, 86, 87, 96, 111, 217n22
traditional views, 42, 71–75, 82–83, 94–95
women’s dress, 71–75, 77. See also authority; Milgram experiment; obedience; religion
Dawkins, Richard, 93
death of freedom, 32, 211n6
debt, 123–25, 128, 138, 221n8
decision making: brain processes’ influence on, 56–58, 61
building the ability to choose, 188–89, 196–97
in casinos, 129
choice architecture, 197–98
cognitive shortcuts to, 132–33, 134, 192
detachment for, 194
disclosure of information, 122, 123, 197, 199–200
emotional aspects of, 54–55
encouraging people to make better decisions, 196–97
flawed decisions, 165–66, 173, 184
government intervention, 2, 136, 151–53, 197–98
in groups, 116–17, 168, 176–77, 202–3
immorality in, 137–39
incentives for good decisions, 197–98
influence of authority on, 101–2, 103–5, 109–11, 113–16
influence of power on, 98–116
listening to stories in, 173, 174–75, 177, 180, 182, 184
long-range impact of, 135–36
multiple purchasing decisions making a change, 135
persistence of error, 169–70
predictions of, 61
preferences about preferences, 154–55, 225n9
price of, 121–22, 135–36
role of authority in, 101, 103–6
self-control, 189–90, 228n5
snap judgments, 167–68
texting while driving, 154–55
Declaration of Independence, 31
deficiencies in the ability to remember, 66–69
democratic consent, 30
dependency, 127
Detroit Tigers. See Galarraga, Armando
Diamond, David, 51
disclosure of information, 122, 123, 197, 199–200
discrimination, 40–41, 78, 87, 97, 111, 203
cultural context of, 78–79
displays of religious symbols on public property, 88–91
dispositionalists, 180–81
dissent, 8–9, 116–18, 176, 202–3
diversity: affirmative action, 203
cultural differences, 70–72, 194–95, 202–3
group decision making, 168, 176–77, 202–3
Donald, Jason, 165
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, 41
duty of habitability, 170
eating habits, 17–18, 33, 159, 198, 210n11
economic inequality, 15, 127–28, 160–62, 221n8
economic need: as source of coercion, 10–12, 39, 125, 137–38, 201, 223n20
economists: rational actor theory, 55–56, 129–30
education, 39, 143–45, 203–4
Eisel, Nicole, 157–58
Eisel v. Bd. of Educ. of Montgomery Co., 157–58
emotions, 53, 54–55, 58, 131, 146–47
empathy: cultural insistence on individuality as basis for punishment, 182
defining, 175
group homogeneity, 176–77
intellectual empathy, 177, 180, 182–83
for judges, 174–80
listening to stories as commitment to, 173, 174–75, 177, 180, 182, 184
for obesity, 181
prefrontal cortex, 50–51, 56
ventromedial prefrontal cortex, 54, 56
for victims, 14–17, 57–58, 117–18
Employee Free Choice Act, 32, 211n7
employment: based on sexual stereotypes, 77
as coercive, 36, 125, 201–2
options for women, 77, 78
risk, 10–13, 39, 125, 201–2
unions, 32, 211n7
encouraging people to make better decisions, 196–97
environmental conditions, 18, 128–29, 222n10
Establishment Clause, 88
etiquette books, 76–77
expertise in making choices, 29–30, 132–33, 165–68, 173
eyewitness accounts, 86, 177
Facebook, 32
Fain v. Commonwealth, 37, 211n12