Research paper
Neal DT, Wood W, Quinn JM. Habits—A repeat performance. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2006;15(4):198-202. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00435.x
Why we cite it
Synthesizes evidence from cognitive neuroscience, animal-learning, and social-cognition literatures on three models of habitual control (direct context cuing, implicit goals, motivated contexts), establishing that habits are context-triggered and operate independently of intentions — with direct implications for why informational interventions fail to change habitual behavior and why context disruption succeeds.