PHI Chapter 6

According to the Ego-Depletion Hypothesis

Self-control is a finite resource that can be depleted.

Self-control consists in the ability to act on one's deep and endorsed values.

True

The Ego-Depletion Hypothesis can explain the temporal pattern of addiction.

True

According to Levy

addicts' responsibility for their actions relating to their addiction is mitigated but not eliminated.

According to lecture, self-control is important primarily because:

it is instrumentally valuable

According to Levy, addiction generally consists in the presence of a literally irresistible desire.

False

According to Levy, the extent to which an individual can exert self-control is mostly determined by genetics.

False

Losses of self-control most typically involve being controlled by another person.

False

The Ego-Depletion Hypothesis predicts that all addicts will eventually relapse.

False

The problem of the self that is the focus of this module is

What is the nature of self-control and its absence?