Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.

The capacity for self-control is critical to adaptive functioning, yet our knowledge of the underlying processes and mechanisms is presently only inchoate. Theoretical work in economics has suggested a model of self-control centering on two key assumptions: (1) a division within the decision-maker b...

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Autores principales:	Wouter Kool, Joseph T McGuire, Gary J Wang, Matthew M Botvinick
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:68b7d74ec4c247abad8a7cacd9328d152021-11-18T08:58:06ZNeural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0072626https://doaj.org/article/68b7d74ec4c247abad8a7cacd9328d152013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24013455/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The capacity for self-control is critical to adaptive functioning, yet our knowledge of the underlying processes and mechanisms is presently only inchoate. Theoretical work in economics has suggested a model of self-control centering on two key assumptions: (1) a division within the decision-maker between two 'selves' with differing preferences; (2) the idea that self-control is intrinsically costly. Neuroscience has recently generated findings supporting the 'dual-self' assumption. The idea of self-control costs, in contrast, has remained speculative. We report the first independent evidence for self-control costs. Through a neuroimaging meta-analysis, we establish an anatomical link between self-control and the registration of cognitive effort costs. This link predicts that individuals who strongly avoid cognitive demand should also display poor self-control. To test this, we conducted a behavioral experiment leveraging a measure of demand avoidance along with two measures of self-control. The results obtained provide clear support for the idea of self-control costs.Wouter KoolJoseph T McGuireGary J WangMatthew M BotvinickPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 8, p e72626 (2013)
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description	The capacity for self-control is critical to adaptive functioning, yet our knowledge of the underlying processes and mechanisms is presently only inchoate. Theoretical work in economics has suggested a model of self-control centering on two key assumptions: (1) a division within the decision-maker between two 'selves' with differing preferences; (2) the idea that self-control is intrinsically costly. Neuroscience has recently generated findings supporting the 'dual-self' assumption. The idea of self-control costs, in contrast, has remained speculative. We report the first independent evidence for self-control costs. Through a neuroimaging meta-analysis, we establish an anatomical link between self-control and the registration of cognitive effort costs. This link predicts that individuals who strongly avoid cognitive demand should also display poor self-control. To test this, we conducted a behavioral experiment leveraging a measure of demand avoidance along with two measures of self-control. The results obtained provide clear support for the idea of self-control costs.
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title	Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.
title_short	Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.
title_full	Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.
title_fullStr	Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.
title_full_unstemmed	Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.
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publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Neural and behavioral evidence for an intrinsic cost of self-control.

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