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Changing Habits Using Contextualized Decision Making

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In this paper we aim to present a new model in which context influences a combination of both habitual and intentional environmental behavior using the concept of social practices. We will illustrate the model using meat-eating behavior while dining out.

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Mercuur, R., Dignum, F., Kashima, Y. (2017). Changing Habits Using Contextualized Decision Making. In: Jager, W., Verbrugge, R., Flache, A., de Roo, G., Hoogduin, L., Hemelrijk, C. (eds) Advances in Social Simulation 2015. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 528. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47253-9_23

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