Psychology of self-control
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Bibliographic Information
Psychology of self-control
（Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions series）（Psychology research progress series）
Nova Science, c2012
- : hardcover
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the psychology of self-control. Topics discussed include sociotropy-autonomy and self-control; a computerised detour task for the assessment of self-control behaviour; a gender specific analysis of impulsivity and aggression; intuitions about self-control and the ideomotor principle; the self-management correlates of social anxiety and children's increased mental control through external cues.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- On Young Women Becoming Sexually Resourceful: A Pilot Study
- Self-Control: An Orphan Construct in Search of a Theory?
- Sociotropy-Autonomy & Self-Control
- A Computerized Detour Task for the Assessment of Self-Control Behavior
- Socialization & Low Self-Control: A Gender Specific Analysis of Impulsivity & Aggression
- The 'What' of Doing: Introspection-Based Evidence for James's Ideomotor Principle
- The Self-Management Correlates of Social Anxiety
- Giving Children a Prefrontal Cortex?: Increased Mental Control through External Cues
- Index.
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