Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Is Unconscious Self-Control Possible?

A new study posits that we can program our bodies to temptation...
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Although we may mindlessly eat cookies at a party, stopping ourselves from overindulging may seem impossible without a deliberate, conscious effort...
...However, it turns out that overhearing someone – even in a completely unrelated conversation – say something as simple as “calm down” might trigger us to stop our cookie-eating frenzy without realizing it...

Reposted by:
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Charles R. Davenport, Psy.D., LLC.

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