Suggested Readings
| | From good intentions to willpower. In P. Gollwitzer & J. A. Bargh (Eds.), The psychology of action: Linking cognition and motivation to behavior (pp. 197-218). | Mischel, W.,. (1996). From good intentions to willpower. In P. Gollwitzer & J. A. Bargh (Eds.), The psychology of action: Linking cognition and motivation to behavior (pp. 197-218).. New York:: Guilford Press..
Mischel reviews the research on delay of gratification, resurrects the concept of willpower, and challenges educators to develop interventions designed to help disadvantaged children wait for delayed rewards. |  | | | Personality coherence and dispositions in a cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) approach. In D. Cervone & Y. Shoda (Eds.), The coherence of personality: Social-cognitive bases of consistency, variability, and organization (pp. 37-66). | Mischel, W.. (1999). Personality coherence and dispositions in a cognitive-affective personality system (CAPS) approach. In D. Cervone & Y. Shoda (Eds.), The coherence of personality: Social-cognitive bases of consistency, variability, and organization (pp. 37-66).. New York:: Guilford Press..
Here Mischel argues for a coherence of what previously was two separate and antagonistic subdisciplines of personality theory, that is, the personal disposition approach and the personality processes approach. | | | | Internal versus external control of reinforcement: A case history of a variable. | Rotter, J. B.. (1990). Internal versus external control of reinforcement: A case history of a variable.. : American Psychologist, 45, 489-493..
With this article, Rotter presents a brief historical account of the concept and uses the occasion of his APA Award Address to advocate the importance of broad theories in psychology. | | | | Expectancies. In C. E. Walker (Ed.), The history of clinical psychology in autobiography: Vol. 2 (pp. 273-284). | Rotter, J. B.. (1993). Expectancies. In C. E. Walker (Ed.), The history of clinical psychology in autobiography: Vol. 2 (pp. 273-284).. Pacific Grove, CA:: Brooks/Cole..
This autobiography of Rotter provides insights into his persona life, his work, and his observations of historical developments in clinical psychology. | | | |
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