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How is self-control like a muscle?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is the difference between our ought selves and our ideal selves?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Self-control is like a muscle. Just as you build muscles by working them, you build your ability to control yourself over timeeach resistance, each day helps you get stronger and stronger. You will be able to resist that tempting dessert after more practice. Self-control and muscles both get tired. If you exert a great deal of self-control during the day, your ability to control yourself when facing temptation.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Our ought selves and ideal selves are part of the self-discrepancy theory. Ought selves are the person we think we should be; ideal selves are the people who we want to be. The difference between our ideal self and our ought self is the discrepancy in self-discrepancy theory.



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