title: Persistence: what does research on self-regulation and delay of gratification have to say?
abstract: Despite the simplicity of Kurzban et al.'s framework, we argue that important information is lost in their simplification. We discuss research on delay of gratification and self-regulation that identifies key situational and psychological factors affecting how people represent rewards and costs. These factors affect the expected utilities of behavioral options and thus dramatically influence whether individuals persist on a difficult task.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601. vz29@cornell.edu http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/ gg294@cornell.edu http://cornellpsych.org/people/gunaydin/ gp289@cornell.edu http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~pac_lab/
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zayas
authors.forename: Gül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Günaydin
authors.forename: Gayathri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D005222:Mental Fatigue / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological