TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Being active and impulsive: the role of goals for action and inaction in self-control
JO  - Motivation and emotion
A1  - Hepler, Justin
A1  - Albarracín, Dolores
A1  - McCulloch, Kathleen C.
A1  - Noguchi, Kenji
SP  - 416
EP  - 424
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 "condom" and "sex". 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-7239
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11031-011-9263-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -