Counteractive self-control: When making temptation available makes temptation less tempting

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-163

  Myrseth, Kristian Ove R ^a,b   Fishbach, Ayelet ^b   Trope, Yaacov ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL;

AFFECT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349094140     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02268.x     Document Type: Article

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