Self-Control: Waiting Until Tomorrow for What You Want Today - Softcover

Logue, Alexandra Woods

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0138037507 ISBN 13: 9780138037505

Publisher: Pearson, 1994

Synopsis

A brief core text or supplement for sophomore through graduate-level courses in Behavior Modification, Abnormal Psychology, Learning, Motivation, and Self-Management, or for seminar courses in Self-Control.

This is the first text to synthesize the basic research on self-control and to integrate it with the associated applied research literature.

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From the Back Cover:

Why can't I stay on a diet? Why do I put off studying for tests and writing reports? Why can't I save any money? Self Control: Waiting Until Tomorrow for What You Want Today provides a comprehensive answer to the question of why it is so difficult for some people (and animals) to show self-control under certain conditions. Alexandra W. Logue explains how evolution has affected our ability to choose actions that, over the long run, will result in valuable consequences. She argues that evolutionary factors have caused us to discount delayed events, making it difficult to wait or work for things that may be important to us, but which may not occur for some time. Integrating both basic and applied research on self-control, Logue describes the research base that links self-control and evolution, in addition to detailing methods that can be used to lessen the constraints of our evolutionary heritage. The author also describes applications of basic research to understanding and treating a wide variety of self-control problems.

Synopsis:

This text sythesizes the basic research on self-control and integrates it with the associated applied literature. It offers an explanation of self-control; examines specific areas of concern with regard to self-control; and explains the nature of self-control in our current environment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0138037507
• ISBN 13: 9780138037505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208