PSYC 471 Chapter Notes -Ego Depletion, Rote Learning, Stroop Effect
9 Dec 2011
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The exertion of self-control appears to depend on a limited resource. Acts of self- control cause short-term impairments in subsequent self-control, even on unrelated tasks. Research has supported the strength model in the domains of eating, drinking, spending, sexuality, intelligent thought, making choices and interpersonal behaviour. Self-control refers to the capacity for altering one"s own responses, especially to bring them into line with standards such as ideals, values, morals, and social expectations, and to support the pursuit of long-term goals. Self-control enables a person to restrain or override one response, thereby making a different response possible. Inadequate self-control has been linked to behavioural and impulse-control problems, including overeating, alcohol and drug abuse and smoking. It may also be linked to emotional problems, school underachievement, relationship problems, and more. The researchers observed that self-control appeared vulnerable to deterioration over time from repeated exertions, resembling a muscle that gets tired.
