PSY325H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lemonade, Sad Movie, Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence
Document Summary
Its is the self-control mechanisms in human tasking are explained in terms of both operations and monitoring processes. Test obtain the problem state: what you are now and what you want to do. Operate plan and intervene to produce the goal. Test test to see if you are achieving the goal. Exit i have achieved the goal: problem solved. Why we might fail: goals are too high to be operated on. Not a realistic goals: also might be due to social pressure. Self control is the conscious attempt to control behaviour. Self regulation is the conscious and the unconscious attempt to control behaviour. There is evidence that people who have self-control can delay their gratification. Humans are said to discount the value of the later reward, by a factor that increases with the length of the delay. Cold cognition cognitive functions and thinking that are logical and based on reason. Ex : thinking marshmallow as a fluffy cloud.
