By — Jeremy Moore
SE Campus’ behavioral and social science department will host a speech by University of Kentucky social psychology lab director Nathan DeWall.
DeWall will speak on self-control, which he believes is an important part of life.
“Albert Einstein, Sally Ride, Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther King, Jr. or the Beatles — we place these people on pedestals because they share a common human strength: self-control,” he said in a press release.
DeWall says he will provide useful teaching activities that will challenge students to reconsider factors that contribute to their academic, personal and relationship success.
“First, I will define self-control and make a case for its role in personal, relationship and societal well-being,” DeWall said.
“Second, I will discuss how self-control relies on a limited energy resource that becomes depleted after prior use. Third, I will demonstrate the interplay between self-control, personality, biological and social processes.”
SE psychology associate professor Karl Robinson is looking forward to DeWall’s speech.
“Self-control can be applied to everyday life,” he said. “I am hoping that a lot of people come out. Mr. DeWall is a great speaker.”
The speech will take place at 1 p.m. March 21 in the North Ballroom.
