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Question 1

Willpower can be depleted – it is not an unlimited resource.

Answer 1

Willpower can be depleted – it is not an unlimited resource.
Like a muscle…
– The more that you exercise the more fatigued it becomes.
– You can conserve it like energy and rest it for replenishment.
– The more you exercise willpower, the stronger it gets.

Question 2

What is willpower?(

Answer 2

“The ability to align yourself with the brain system that is thinking about long-term goals — that is thinking about big values rather than short-term needs or desires.”
-Kelly McGonigal
The main job of the modern prefrontal cortex is to bias the brain toward doing “the harder thing.”
-Robert Sapolsky

Question 3

How many food choices do you make in a day?

Answer 3

227

Question 4

three brain theory

Answer 4

surivival, emotional, executive

Question 5

THis is important Switch Cost Effect

Answer 5

• The cost when you mentally transition from one topic to another.
• Stage one: Goal Shifting
  – “I want to do this now instead of that.”
• Stage two: Rule Activation
  – “I’m turning on the rules for this and turning off the rules for that”
• Outcomes include:
  More cognitive errors
  Decreased memory retention
  Decreased levels of creativity
  Rubenstein, J., Evans, J., & Meyes, D. (2001)

Question 6

Growth Mindset:
Intelligence is a malleable quality that can be developed and cultivated through effort.

Answer 6

Fixed Mindset:
Intelligence is a fixed trait that cannot be developed.