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How to Master Self-Control Psychology

53 CQ
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    1. Understanding Self-Control Psychology
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    Self-control is about a conflict between short-term pleasures and long-term goals. Get tips on how to overcome these conflicts in this psychology lesson!

    Understanding Self-Control Psychology
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    Self-control is about a conflict between short-term pleasures and long-term goals. Get tips on how to overcome these conflicts in this psychology lesson!

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    2. Understanding Self-Control Strategies
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    Research has shown that people tend to overestimate how good they are at controlling temptation. In this preliminary psychology lesson, discuss setting goals.

    Understanding Self-Control Strategies
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    Research has shown that people tend to overestimate how good they are at controlling temptation. In this preliminary psychology lesson, discuss setting goals.

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    3. Making a Plan to Improve Self-Control
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    The key to success in self-control is making a plan. By specifying when and how you'll take action, you'll find that you make better progress toward your goals.

    Making a Plan to Improve Self-Control
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    The key to success in self-control is making a plan. By specifying when and how you'll take action, you'll find that you make better progress toward your goals.

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    4. Setting an Implementation Intention
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    When meeting your personal goals, setting implementation intentions is important for success, but requires a careful, step-by-step psychology approach.

    Setting an Implementation Intention
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    When meeting your personal goals, setting implementation intentions is important for success, but requires a careful, step-by-step psychology approach.

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    5. Pre-Committing to Plan for Self Control
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    Pre-commitment is a way to ensure self-control by preventing self-control conflicts in the first place. Start by identifying temptations, and avoiding them!

    Pre-Committing to Plan for Self Control
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    Pre-commitment is a way to ensure self-control by preventing self-control conflicts in the first place. Start by identifying temptations, and avoiding them!

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    Claudia I
    Really interesting, would have thought the hungry people would make worse choice. So you still suggest eating before going to supermarket?
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    Social Psychologist
    That's a good observation, but I wouldn't quite draw that conclusion. The study is more to illustrate that the satiated people had been lulled into thinking that they COULD control their impulses. Hungry people knew better. The key thing about this study is that the goal was to go one week without eating the snack. So it was a game, and the hungry people were smarter players. I think the supermarket is a different game (with the goal to actually eat what you buy).
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