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Self-Regulation. September 23rd, 2009 : Lecture 4. Schematic Processing. Classic example from last lecture:. Lecture Overview. Self-regulation: Overview Delay of Gratification Self-regulatory Strategies Cost of Self-control. Self-Regulation.
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Self-Regulation • September 23rd, 2009 : Lecture 4
Schematic Processing • Classic example from last lecture:
Lecture Overview • Self-regulation: Overview • Delay of Gratification • Self-regulatory Strategies • Cost of Self-control
Self-Regulation • The strategies used to control (regulate) your behaviour • Pursuit of a long-term goal • Monitor your response to environmental stimuli
Delay of Gratification • The ability to forgo an immediate reward for a larger, future reward
Delay of Gratification • Mischel (1966), aka “The Bing Study” • Method:
Delay of Gratification • Later in life, those who can delay gratification: • Higher verbal and math SAT scores • Parents: • Better able to concentrate • Better able to cope with frustration and stress • Parents and teachers: • Greater cognitive and social competence ratings
Self-Regulatory Strategies • Self-Distancing • Emotion Regulation
iClicker A B Self-Distancing • How do you recall negative emotional events? • Self-immersed perspective • Recall event in the first-person (i.e., from the perspective of your own eyes) • Self-distanced perspective • Recall event in the third-person (i.e., from the perspective of an observer)
Self-Distancing • Ayduk & Kross (2008) • Method: 90 participants
Self-Distancing • Ayduk & Kross (2008) • Results: Emotional Intensity
Self-Distancing • Ayduk & Kross (2008) • Results: Blood Pressure
Emotion Regulation • Self-regulation specific to the control of emotional experience
How Do You Control Your Emotions? Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 • I control my emotions by changing the way I think about the situation I’m in. • I control my emotion by not expressing them. • When I want to feel less negative emotion, I change the way I’m thinking about the situation. • When I am feeling negative emotions, I make sure not to express them. • When I want to feel more positive emotion, I change what I’m thinking about. • I keep my emotions to myself.
How Do You Control Your Emotions? Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 • I control my emotions by changing the way I think about the situation I’m in. • I control my emotion by not expressing them. • When I want to feel less negative emotion, I change the way I’m thinking about the situation. • When I am feeling negative emotions, I make sure not to express them. • When I want to feel more positive emotion, I change what I’m thinking about. • I keep my emotions to myself.
Iclicker: Self-Regulation • A = Higher Score to Odd-Numbered Items • B = Higher Score to Even-Numbered Items • C = Essentially equal (within 2 points of each other)
Response-focused Antecedent-focused Emotion Regulation • 3 Primary Strategies: • Suppression • Reappraisal • Situation Selection
Suppression • Inhibiting emotion-expressive behaviour while emotionally aroused
Reappraisal • Interpreting potentially emotion-relevant stimuli in unemotional terms
Reappraisal and Suppression • Gross (1998) • Method: 120 participants
Reappraisal and Suppression • Gross (1998) • Results: Observer-rated disgust
Reappraisal and Suppression • Gross (1998) • Results: Blood to peripheries (Finger Pulse Amp.)
Reappraisal and Suppression • Gross (1998) • Results: Finger temperature
Reappraisal and Suppression • Gross (1998) • Results: Skin conductance level
Emotion Regulation • 3 Primary Strategies: • Suppression • Reappraisal • Situation Selection Requires a Lot of Effort Requires Relatively Little Effort
Cost of Self-Regulation • Inzlicht & Gutsell (2007) • Method: 40 UTSC students
Cost of Self-Regulation • Inzlicht & Gutsell (2007) • Results: Stroop Effect
Cost of Self-Regulation • Inzlicht & Gutsell (2007) • Results: Error-related Negativity
Scope of Self-Regulatory Costs • Self-regulation in one domain affects ability to exert control on subsequent tasks in another domain
Scope of Self-Regulatory Costs • Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Muraven, & Tice (1998) • Methods:
Scope of Self-Regulatory Costs • Baumeister, Bratslavsky, Muraven, & Tice (1998) • Results:
4 Oreos Are Better than 2 • Next Lecture (9/25): • Perceiving and Predicting Others • Related Websites: • PSYBlog - Improve your self-control: • http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/09/how-to-improve-your-self-control.php • O Magazine - Self-distancing: • http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200810_omag_distance