Self-control and the Type A behavior pattern.
A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate self-control features of the Type A behavior pattern. The results indicated that the Type A subjects, high on the speed/impatient factor, had more difficulty in waiting for the larger delayed reward than non-Type As and chose the small reward available immediately. The results are discussed in terms of a conceptualization of Type As' poor self-control skills.
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014040:Token Economy; D014434:Type A Personality