Handbook of Biobehavioral Approaches to Self-Regulation
How can people master their own thoughts, feelings, and actions? This question is central to the scientific study of self-regulation. The behavioral side of self-regulation has been extensively investigated over the last decades, but the biological machin
- PDF / 8,999,416 Bytes
- 413 Pages / 504.48 x 719.76 pts Page_size
- 80 Downloads / 178 Views
Guido H.E. Gendolla • Mattie Tops Sander L. Koole Editors
Handbook of Biobehavioral Approaches to Self-Regulation
Editors Guido H.E. Gendolla Geneva Motivation Lab FPSE Department of Psychology University of Geneva Geneva Geneve Switzerland
Sander L. Koole Department of Clinical Psychology VU University Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
Mattie Tops Department of Clinical Psychology VU University Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
ISBN 978-1-4939-1235-3 ISBN 978-1-4939-1236-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1236-0 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014943443 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In contrast to other books on self-regulation and control, which are focused largely on classical measures such as self-reports and behavior—all in the social psychological tradition—this edited volume opens an entirely innovative perspective. A healthy plethora of physiological processes underlying and accompanying self-regulation form the center of this work. These processes are tied cogently to such psychological states and themes as motivation, energy expenditure, planning, decisions, and memory. This colorful assembly of contributions has pro
Data Loading...
