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From good intentions to willpower |
| Mischel, W. (1996). From good intentions to willpower. New York: Guilford Press. (In P. Gollwitzer & J. A. Bargh (Eds.), The psychology of action: Linking cognition and motivation to behavior (pp. 197-218)). Mischel reviews the research on delay of gratification, resurrects the concept of willpower, and challenges educators to develop interventions designed to help disadvantaged children wait for delayed rewards. |
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Personality coherence and dispositions in a cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) approach |
| Mischel, W. (1999). Personality coherence and dispositions in a cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) approach. New York: Guilford Press. (In D. Cervone & Y. Shoda (Eds.), The coherence of personality: Social-cognitive bases of consistency, variability, and organization (pp. 37-66)). Here Mischel argues for a coherence of what previously was two separate and antagonistic subdisciplines of personality theory, that is, the personal disposition approach and the personality processes approach. |
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Internal versus external control of reinforcement: A case history of a variable |
| Rotter, J. B. (1990). Internal versus external control of reinforcement: A case history of a variable. : . (American Psychologist, 45, 489-493). With this article, Rotter presents a brief historical account of the concept and uses the occasion of his APA Award Address to advocate the importance of broad theories in psychology. |
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Expectancies |
| Rotter, J. B. (1993). Expectancies. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (In C. E. Walker (Ed.), The history of clinical psychology in autobiography: Vol. 2 (pp. 273-284)). This autobiography of Rotter provides insights into his persona life, his work, and his observations of historical developments in clinical psychology. |
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