Improving Self-control by Practicing Logical Reasoning

Self and Identity

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 419-431

  Bertrams, Alex ^a   Schmeichel, Brandon J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Intervention; Reasoning; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897439234     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2013.836562     Document Type: Article

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