Howard Rachlin

Howard Rachlin (1935–2021)[1] was an American psychologist and the founder of teleological behaviorism.

[1] His initial work was in the quantitative analysis of operant behavior in pigeons, on which he worked with William M. Baum, developing ideas from Richard Herrnstein's matching law.

[1] His most recent research focused on patterns of choice over time and how those patterns affect self-control (on which he worked with George Ainslie), including cooperation over time.

His interests in Behavioral Economics included: decision making, the prisoner's dilemma, addiction, and gambling.

He was one of the first board members of the Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior.