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Predictability or controllability: Which matters more for the BCD?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Jeffrey Gassen ,
Hannah K. Bradshaw ,
Randi Proffitt Leyva  and
Sarah E. Hill
Jeffrey Gassen
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129. j.gassen@tcu.edu h.k.bradshaw@tcu.edu r.proffittleyva@tcu.edu s.e.hill@tcu.edu https://www.sarahehill.com
Hannah K. Bradshaw
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129. j.gassen@tcu.edu h.k.bradshaw@tcu.edu r.proffittleyva@tcu.edu s.e.hill@tcu.edu https://www.sarahehill.com
Randi Proffitt Leyva
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129. j.gassen@tcu.edu h.k.bradshaw@tcu.edu r.proffittleyva@tcu.edu s.e.hill@tcu.edu https://www.sarahehill.com
Sarah E. Hill
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129. j.gassen@tcu.edu h.k.bradshaw@tcu.edu r.proffittleyva@tcu.edu s.e.hill@tcu.edu https://www.sarahehill.com
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Abstract

Pepper & Nettle's theory of the behavioral constellation of deprivation (BCD) would benefit from teasing apart the conceptually distinct – although related – constructs of predictability and control. Our commentary draws from prior research conducted in the learning domain to demonstrate that predictability moderates the effects of control and independently exerts a powerful influence on outcomes relevant to the BCD.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e328
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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