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LTT: Juan Bermudez
September 24, 2019 @ 8:05 am - 9:00 am EDT
Unifying the Scientific Concept of Self-Control: Self-Control as Task Hacking
Juan Pablo Bermudez, Visiting Fellow
U. Externado Colombia
Abstract: There are two apparently irreconcilable aspects of the scientific concept of self-control: the moment-to-moment state self-control and the stable trait of self-control. Deploying state self-control requires exerting cognitive effort, whereas the latter is linked with long-term wellbeing benefits but seems unrelated to cognitive effort. Are these two scientific constructs measuring the same thing? Or do they refer to different psychological phenomena? In this talk I propose the task-hacking view of self-control, which seeks to harmonize both aspects of the concept, make sense of the empirical literature, and help move the scientific study of self-control forward.
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- Date:
- September 24, 2019
- Time:
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8:05 am - 9:00 am EDT
- Event Category:
- Lunchtime Talks
Venue
- 1117 Cathedral of Learning
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4200 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 United States + Google Map