9.19-9.21: Self-control Flashcards
The attempt to modify automatic or “default” responses in a particular situation
Self-control
The ability to engage in self-control
Willpower
According to this model, self-regulatory efforts draw on a finite pool of cognitive resources. Repeated self-regulatory demands may deplete these resources, leading to failures of self-control
Strength model of ego control
A state of diminished self-regulatory ability due to repeated demands on cognitive resources required for self-regulation
Ego depletion
An attempt to modify one or more aspects of the emotion-response trajectory
Emotion regulation
A type of emotional regulation that involves altering the meaning of a potentially emotion-eliciting situation in order to alter one’s emotional response to that situation
Reappraisal
A type of emotion regulation that involves inhibiting one’s ongoing emotion-expressive behavior
Suppression