When I taught “Introduction to Psychology,” we covered four main goals of psychology: to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior (Coon, Mitterer, 2013). The idea of control is ...

Clues into how brain shapes perception to control behavior Date: January 6, 2017 Source: Rockefeller University Summary: Some of the visual information our brains receive is potentially misleading ...

Impulse control issues can occur in children, teens, and adults, and may be connected to other health conditions.

Simple animal model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior Date: September 7, 2022 Source: Picower Institute at MIT Summary: A new neuroscience study shows how ...

Not only does controlling behavior contribute to emotional and physical stress, it can damage your important relationships. How to stop being a control freak ...

Out of Control: When A Fun Pursuit Turns Into Compulsive Behavior Do you shop to feel better, or surf the web when you know you should sleep? How to recognize the signs of addictive behavior.

Key points Exerting control over others is neither good nor bad; it depends on the context and personality of the individual. People with a criminal personality seek control for its own sake ...

Self-control is generally viewed as highly desirable. In the eating behavior domain, however, the dominance of restraint theory has made the proposition that individuals should attempt to control ...

A group of scientists from South Korea discovered that the use of nanoparticles can control the emotions and appetite of mice without doing any surgery.