Accessing Self-Control

Abstract Self-control is that which enacted to align our behaviour with intentions, motives, or better judgment in the face of conflicting impulses motives. In this paper, I ask, what explains interpersonal differences self-control? After defending a functionalist conception self-control, argue self-control are analogous mobility: they modulated by inherent traits and environmental supports constraints interaction. This joint effect individual (neuro)biology factors best understood terms access behaviours. sketch an account as including three criteria means, awareness, non-excessive effort. further demonstrate people disorders such ADHD have limited behaviours stand therefore at disadvantage regard self-control.