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Increasing resolution in the mechanisms of resolve
Adam Bulley1,2, Daniel L Schacter1
1Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA02138adam_bulley@fas.harvard.edu; http://adambulley.org/dls@wjh.harvard.edu; https://scholar.harvard.edu/schacterlab/home.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|April 26, 2021
Summary
This study examines willpower, focusing on cognitive mechanisms like self-prediction. It highlights the need for testable models of resolve to better understand self-control.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Behavioral Economics
Background:
- Willpower is crucial for goal achievement.
- Existing models of willpower offer broad perspectives but lack detailed cognitive mechanisms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze Ainslie's account of willpower.
- To identify ambiguities in metacognitive and prospective mechanisms of resolve.
- To advocate for testable cognitive mechanisms of willpower.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of Ainslie's theory.
- Examination of recursive self-prediction in willpower.
Main Results:
- Ainslie's account provides a compelling overview of willpower.
- Ambiguities exist in the prospective and metacognitive aspects of resolve.
- Specifying testable cognitive mechanisms is necessary and promising.
Conclusions:
- Further research should focus on defining specific, testable cognitive processes underlying willpower.
- Understanding these mechanisms is key to advancing self-control research.
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