Self Control
Self-control is the ability to control one's emotions, behavior, and desires in order to obtain some reward, or avoid some punishment. Presumably, some (smaller) reward or punishment is operating in the short term which precludes, or reduces, the later reward or punishment. In psychology it is sometimes called self-regulation.
Read more about Self Control: In Behavior Analysis, Skinner's Survey of Self-control Techniques, Brain Regions Involved in Self-control, The Mischel Paradigm, Ego Depletion
Famous quotes containing the word control:
“Just as men must give up economic control when their wives share the responsibility for the family’s financial well-being, women must give up exclusive parental control when their husbands assume more responsibility for child care.”
—Augustus Y. Napier (20th century)