Abstract:
Although previous studies try to explain the
influence between self-control and the honest behavior from a variety
perspective of the theory of self-control, but it does not indicate the
specific mechanisms of the influence, and it lacks consideration of the role of neural
mechanisms and resources which is the manipulated variable. In order to explain
the mechanism of self-control affecting the honest behavior more systematically,
we put forward the moderating model of self- control affecting the honest behavior from the
perspective of the theory of dual systems of self-control and the theory of
self-control resource, which is that: if the resource of self-control is not
depleted, individuals can maintain the personal standards in the level of
consciousness, because they have sufficient self-control resource, and
demonstrate the honest behavior consistent with their personal standards;
Conversely, if the self-control resource of individual is depleted, which will be used to maintain the personal
standards in the level of consciousness, as a result, individuals are unable to maintain the
individual standards in the level of consciousness, and the impulses in the
subconscious level will make the individual's self-control failure, and show bad faith conduct. Future research could use
the methods of dynamic cognitive neuroscience to explore the psychological and
neural mechanisms of self-control affecting the honest behavior from the
perspective of the moderating between double systems of self-control and
self-control resource.