Author Question: If you just declined an invitation to go out with friends so that you can study and then another ... (Read 124 times)

krzymel · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

If you just declined an invitation to go out with friends so that you can study and then another friend offers you a beer, according to research in this chapter, what can you do to exert some self-control and stick with your study plan?

a. Give up. There's nothing you can do now; you've already seen the beer.
b. Take a break and collect yourself. You can resist the temptation.
c. Promise yourself you'll only have one. It can't affect studying that much.
d. Have a cookie instead. You deserve some treat.

Question 2

Agustin knows you're taking a psychology class and wants to know what he can do to be more disciplined in a few weeks when midterm exams come around. What advice do you have, based on the information in this chapter?

a. Exert self-control in some area now to practice for the future.
b. Consider starting a fight to provide an excuse for poor performance when the time comes.
c. See about volunteering at a day care so he can be sick when midterms come around.
d. Give up. There's nothing that can be done.