Module 06 · Course Summary

Key Terms关键术语：自我调节本质

Learning Objective 6: Explain the nature of self-regulation. 学习目标 6：解释自我调节的本质。

Understanding the following key terms will help prepare you for the cumulative quiz:
理解以下关键术语将有助于您为综合测验做好准备：

Delayed gratification: the result of self-regulation in which people choose to forgo an immediate reward for a larger reward in the future.
延迟满足：人们为了未来的更大回报而放弃即时奖励的自我调节的结果。
Regulatory focus theory: a theory that people’s regulatory focus—concentrating on either reaching good outcomes (a promotion focus) or avoiding bad outcomes (a prevention focus)—can have implications for the emotions they feel if they fail to achieve their goal.
监管焦点理论：一种理论，认为人们的监管焦点——专注于实现良好结果（提升焦点）或避免不良结果（预防焦点）——如果他们未能实现目标，可能会对他们的情绪产生影响。
Self-regulation: the control of one’s thoughts, feelings, and, especially, behaviors to achieve a long-term goal.
自我调节：控制自己的思想、情感，尤其是行为，以实现长期目标。