The steps that can take us miles: Examining the short-term dynamics of long-term daily goal pursuit

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 516-529

  Wilkowski, Benjamin M ^a   Ferguson, Elizabeth Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cybernetic models; Daily life; Long term goals; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CYBERNETICS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CYBERNETICS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF-CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975786939     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000150     Document Type: Article

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