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Date:12/3/2007

reater self-control. For one thing, like muscles, self-control may be able to be strengthened through exercise. Results so far are inconsistent, Baumeister says, and some regimens work better than others, but he envisions that greater understanding of the biological and psychological underpinnings of our ability to control ourselves will have important real-world application for people in the self-control business, such as coaches, therapists, teachers, and parents.

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Contact: Catherine West cwest@psychologicalscience.org 202-783-2077 Association for Psychological Science Source:Eurekalert

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