@article{ref1,
title="Being active and impulsive: the role of goals for action and inaction in self-control",
journal="Motivation and emotion",
year="2012",
author="Hepler, Justin and Albarracín, Dolores and McCulloch, Kathleen C. and Noguchi, Kenji",
volume="36",
number="4",
pages="416-424",
abstract="Although self-control often requires behavioral inaction (i.e., not eating a piece of cake), the process of inhibiting impulsive behavior is commonly characterized as cognitively active (i.e., actively exerting self-control). Two experiments examined whether motivation for action or inaction facilitates self-control behavior in the presence of tempting stimuli. Experiment 1 used a delay discounting task to assess the ability to delay gratification with respect to money. Experiment 2 used a Go/No-Go task to assess the ability to inhibit a dominant but incorrect motor response to the words &quot;condom&quot; and &quot;sex&quot;. The results demonstrate that goals for inaction promote self-control, whereas goals for action promote impulsive behavior. These findings are discussed in light of recent evidence suggesting that goals for action and inaction modulate physiological resources that promote behavioral execution.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0146-7239",
doi="10.1007/s11031-011-9263-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11031-011-9263-4"
}