Self-regulation Flashcards

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define self regulation and name a theorist

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controlling your thoughts, feelings and behaviour in order to achieve your goals - baumeister and heatherton 1996

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how can you measure self-regulation?

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the marshmallow test- mischel 1970 (the ability to delay gratification is key for success in life) :( does not account for social context of participants

self report

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what theorists came up with the model of action phases, and what are the phases?

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heckhausen and gollwitzer 1987

predecisional phase, preactional phase, actional phase, postactional outcomes

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what are the reasons people fail to self-regulate effectively?

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1- errors in affective forecasting
2- the planning fallacy
3- giving in to temptations

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what is the strength model? describe a study

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self-control is a limited resource that can be used up

baumeister 1998: people who exerted self-control in 1st task performed more poorly on 2nd task of self-control

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what is the ego depletion effect?

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fatigue can reduce self-control

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how can self-regulation be improved?

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1-precommitment

2-self-compassion

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