Moving beyond deliberative control of impulses: The effect of construal levels on evaluative associations in self-control conflicts

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 799-804

  Fujita, Kentaro ^a   Han, H Anna ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONFLICT; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSCIOUSNESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; OHIO; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 67650462876     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02372.x     Document Type: Article

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