Exercising self-control increases approach motivation.
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Exercising self-control increases approach motivation.
The present research tested the hypothesis that exercising self-control causes an increase in approach motivation. Study 1 found that exercising (vs. not exercising) self-control increases self-reported approach motivation. Study 2a identified a behavior--betting on low-stakes gambles--that is correlated with approach motivation but is relatively uncorrelated with self-control, and Study 2b obs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1939-1315,0022-3514
DOI: 10.1037/a0019797