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Personality and Control
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29 February 2016

Volume 4 of this innovative series on social and personality psychology showcases the rapid advances being made in the science of cognitive and behavioural control, seen in their experimental (e.g. brain studies) and everyday (e.g. emotion regulation) varieties. Reflecting the nature of this topic, the book is divided into two parts. The first part, "Basic Models of Control," explores fundamental brain-behavioural mechanisms and extends these to consider the alluring but still mysterious nature of consciousness. Part II, "Complex Models of Control," discusses adaptive (e.g. musical performance) and maladaptive (anxiety and depression) aspects of self-regulation.
PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychology
'This timely, wonderful, and thought-provoking work tackles the interface between two of the grandest problems of human nature-namely, control and personality. Understanding how individual mental systems differ adds a vital dimension to psychology of control. This book will challenge and inform anyone wishing to appreciate how human beings function and how they differ.' (Roy F. Baumeister, Francis Eppes Professor of Psychology, Florida State University)
Philip J. Corr, Professor of Psychology, City University London
Michael W. Eysenck, Roehampton University, Whitelands College, London
Malgorzata Fajkowska, Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities and Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Maruszewski, Polish Academy of Sciences and Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
Introduction: Personality and Control
I. BASIC MODELS OF CONTROL
The Conscious Control of Behavior: Revisiting Gray's Comparator Model
Philip J. Corr and Ezequiel Morsella
The Subjective Aspects of Self-Control: Theory and Experimental Paradigms
Pareezad Zarolia, Jessica J. Tomory, Howard J. Rosen, and Ezequiel Morsella
The Dissimilarity Focus as an Attentional Mode of BIS-Related Comparator Function
Agata Wytykowska, Philip J. Corr, and Malgorzata Fajkowska
II. COMPLEX MODELS OF CONTROL
Personality and Control: The Cognitive Orientation Approach
Shulamith Kreitler
Processes of Control in Musical Practice and Performance: An Integrative Approach
Joanna Kantor-Martynuska
Anxiety, Depression, and Cognitive Control
Michael W. Eysenck
What Do Impulsive Aggression, Sensation Seeking, and Risk of Depression Have in Common? Serotonergic Functioning and Dual Process Models of Behavioral Control
Charles S. Carver
Name Index
Subject Index