Self-Control - Tuk & Zhang

Question 1

Self-control domains

Answer 1

I - Thought control - suppress unwanted thoughts

II - Attention control - focus on not getting distracted by stimuli

III - Cognitive impulse control - „crossing out „e“s from a letter

IV - Consumption control - for example avoid eating unhealthy food

V - Emotion control - avoid any kinds of emotion while watching movies

Question 2

Inhibitory spillover effect

Answer 2

• exerting self-control in one domain increases self-control in unrelated domain when doing it simultaneously.
• seems to not work for cognitive impulse control

Question 3

Ego depletion effect

Answer 3

• exerting self control in one domain decreases self-control in subsequent domains
• reduce in motivation