Self-control: A function of knowing when and how to exercise restraint

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-252

  Myrseth, Kristian Ove R ^a   Fishbach, Ayelet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Goals; Self control; Temptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949118058     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01645.x     Document Type: Article

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