Self-control in animals and people / Michael Beran.
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Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. What Is Self-Control and What Is It Good For?; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2. Varieties of Self-Control; Abstract; Defining Self-Control; Self-Control Tasks; Self-Regulatory Inhibition Tasks; Cognitive Control Tasks; Inhibitory Behavior; Motivational States; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3. Human Intertemporal Choices: Choosing Between Now and Later; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 4. Intertemporal Choices by Nonhuman Animals; Abstract; References; Further Reading.
- Chapter 5. Children's Delay of Gratification: How Long Would You Wait for Marshmallows?Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 6. The Reversed-Reward Contingency Task-Why Pointing Away from What You Want Is So Difficult For Animals; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 7. Would Animals Pass a Version of the Marshmallow Test?; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Other Tests of Self-Control and Delay of Gratification in Animals; Abstract; References; Further Reading.
- Chapter 9. How Do We Know Whether We Are Measuring Self-Control? Methodological Concerns Lead to a New TestAbstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 10. Is Self-Control Like a Muscle?; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 11. Do Animals Flex Their Own Self-Control "Muscle"?; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 12. Are Animal Tests of Self-Control All Measuring the Same Thing?; Abstract; References; Further Reading; Chapter 13. Self-Control and Social Settings; Abstract; References; Further Reading.
- Chapter 14. Mental Time Travel: What Is It, and How Does It Relate to Self-Control?Abstract; Episodic Future Thinking; Future-Oriented Cognition in Children; Future-Oriented Cognition in Nonhuman Animals; References; Further Reading; Chapter 15. Worth Waiting For: Final Thoughts on Self-Control and the Future of Future-Oriented Research With People and Animals; Abstract; References; Index.