PSYC19H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3 & 5: Albert Bandura, Mind-Wandering, Random Assignment
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Chapter 3: a brief history of the to-do-list, from god to drew carrey. The first step in self-control is to set a clear goal the technical term researchers use for self- control = self-regulation, regulation = highlights the importance of a goal. Regulating means changing, but only a particular kind of intentional, meaningful changing. To regulate is to guide toward a specific goal or standard. Self-control without goals and other standards would be nothing more than aimless change. For most of us, the problem is not a lack of goals, but rather too many of them we make dialy to-do-lists that couldn"t be accomplished even if there were no interruptions during the day. We can be even more unrealistic in setting longer-term goals. When asked by researchers to list their personal goals, most people have no trouble coming up with at least fifteen separate ones.
