Do You Have a Limited Self-Control Theory?

There is little transfer between different self-control tasks and you need to develop a complex skill set. You can't just do it all through one activity. How beliefs impact your willpower? What is your understanding of self-control? How do you think it works? Most people have a limited theory. Do your beliefs about self-control change your ability to avoid temptation? To answer this question, researchers categorized students into two groups based on their self-control theory during a semester.