Cuttlefish are full of personality, as behavioral ecologist Alexandra Schnell found out while researching the cephalopod's potential to display self-control. One test subject, named Franklin, was so ...

A new study published this month outlined how cuttlefish can pass the "marshmallow test," a version of which was popularized in the viral TikTok patience snack challenge When it comes to food, ...

Cuttlefish can show the same amount of self-control as bigger-brained animals, a test found. The cephalopods resisted taking food immediately to get a better reward later. Similar tests are used on ...

Physical and emotional wellness and balanced living—not depriving yourself of the things you want but, at the same time, not overindulging—are goals most people strive for but sometimes have ...

Are you good at long-term planning? Can you stick with a goal, even if it’s a long, boring path to reach it? Or are you someone who is more impulsive? Do you live in the moment, even if it may not be ...

Researchers teamed up to understand the role of flexibility and inhibition in problem solving and how they relate to each other in a behaviorally flexible urban bird species, the great-tailed grackle.

Neuroticism may moderate the relationship between certain personality traits and self-control, and the interaction effects appear to differ by the type of self-control, according to a new study.

Finding self-control can be a struggle for many. Here’s how to fight impulsive decision-making and live by your true values. Self-control can feel like an uphill battle. Whether it’s resisting the ...

In a test of self-control, a Coquerel's sifaka reaches towards a two-liter soda bottle to retrieve a piece of food at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina.

These are comments I might get when people learn about my lifestyle. I’m one of those annoying people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise five times a week, save a portion of their salary, ...