Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals

Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals

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Main Author: Sasota, Jo A.
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2008
Subjects:
Psychology
Construal level theory
self-control
self-regulation
goals
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211402656
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12114026562021-08-03T05:53:34Z Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals Sasota, Jo A. Psychology Construal level theory self-control self-regulation goals Past research indicates that high-level mental construals promote greater self-control than low-level mental construals. High-level construals are thought to promote self-control because high-level construals preferentially weight global concerns over local concerns. The present work examines the precise social-cognitive mechanism by which the weighting of global over local concerns occurs. It was hypothesized that high-level construals weight global concerns ahead of local concerns by keeping global concerns cognitively accessible. Four experiments support this logic. Specifically, it was found that the automatic activation of goals (global concerns) by temptations (objects associated with local concerns) occurred at high levels of construal but not at low levels of construal (Study 1 and 2). Furthermore, the inhibition of temptations by goals occurred at high levels but not low levels of construal (Study 3 and 4). These findings extend past work by illuminating the underlying social-cognitive mechanisms by which high-level construals promote self-control. 2008-08-21 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211402656 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211402656 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
Construal level theory
self-control
self-regulation
goals
spellingShingle Psychology
Construal level theory
self-control
self-regulation
goals
Sasota, Jo A.
Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals
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title_short Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals
title_full Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals
title_fullStr Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals
title_full_unstemmed Construal-moderated automatic associations between temptations and goals
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