Exerting self-control through the executive functions in decision making is held in some theories to deplete one's ability to do so in the future. Ego depletion is the view that high self-control requ ...
In the 1960s, Walter Mischel tested four-year-old children for self-control in "The Marshmallow Test": the children were each given a marshmallow and told that they can eat it anytime they want, but i ...
Functional imaging of the brain has shown that self-control is correlated with an area in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), a part of the frontal lobe. This area is distinct from those invol ...
Physical restraint and physical aid The manipulation of the environment to make some responses easier to physically execute and others more difficult illustrate this principle. This can be referred to ...
Counteractive Desire is an affectively charged motivation toward a certain object, person, or activity that is associated with pleasure or relief from displeasure. Desires vary in strength and duratio ...
Self-control is the ability to control one's emotions, behavior, and desires in order to obtain some reward, or avoid some punishment. Presumably, some (smaller) reward or punishment is operating in t ...
