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Does discrimination fit a prototype?

In this blog post, I discuss what information people use to decide whether a behavior constitutes ... / more

On kissing in elevators and flirting in the office: A cross-cultural perspective on normative behavior.

... it is functional for people to develop a high degree of self-control . If you are able to monitor and restrain your impulses so that ... such self-restraint and are thus likely to be lower in self-control more generally. This relationship between the societal strength ... / more

Yielding to temptation: How and why some people are better at controlling themselves

... test. In this paper we will review research on trait self-control and self-regulation abilities and  their   power ... inhibited or overridden to attain  these  goals. Self-control refers to a person ’ s  ability to inhibit or alter ... / more

Why do we still have a cognitive bias that makes us send innocent people to jail? – Explanations of the confirmation bias

We often have to take objective decisions, observe something in an objective manner, or give an objective opinion. However, although objectivity is often strived for, the question is: Can we ever be truly objective? The answer is no. Since we are... / more

What does your selfie say about you?

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Why Has Donald Trump Lost So Much Conservative Support?

... flourishing life, we must develop the ability to exert self-control . This enables us to stay upright at the “golden mean,” which ... / more

How to get into shape like the Hulk

... that it takes effort to have our reflective system use self-control to regulate our impulses all the time, especially when fatigue and hunger kick in [3] . Our self-control is thought to be prone to failure as we are continuously being ... / more

Going the Extra Mile at Work: Helpful or Harmful?

... that are consumed when engaging in acts that require self-control [ vii ] , and conservation of resource theory (COR) ... / more

Heart Rate Variability (HRV): How Olympic athletes can use the heart-mind connection to boost their performance

... optimal level of readiness . This moment of effective self-control boosts their confidence as they approach the starting line. Now ... / more

Essential Psychological Aspects of the Olympic Mind

... controllable aspects of the task at hand requires self-control : the capacity to regulate attention, emotion, and behavior in ... you can; do not expect to rise above yourself Self-control helps athletes to refrain from attempting to do the impossible ... / more