PS264 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Addiction, Substance P, Opponent Process
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Motivation and emotion midterm 1 (chapter 1-4) Chapter 1 themes in the study of motivation. The ability to delay short-term gratification is an important element of achievement and success: e. g. , children who can delay immediate gratification are better academically and can deal with stress when they reach adolescence. To delay gratification is related to personality impulsivity. People who are high in impulsivity engage in activities that have an immediate short-term appeal. Some people are attracted to novelty anything new or different captures their attention. Therefore, the ability to delay gratification involves more than just self-control. Our environment we were raised in also shapes our ability to delay gratification. However, people can learn to self-regulate, which involves altering patterns of thinking. It starts with self-monitoring helps us to correct faulty thinking. Hot and cool theory of delay of gratification. The hot emotional system is designed for quick emotional responding to triggers.
