Self-control without a "self"? Common self-control processes in humans and dogs

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 534-538

  Miller, Holly C ^a   Pattison, Kristina F ^a   DeWall, C Nathan ^a   Rayburn Reeves, Rebecca ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood sugar; Dogs; Glucose; Self control; Task persistence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; DOG; EGO; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; METABOLISM; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DOGS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951226488     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610364968     Document Type: Article

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