[Solved] You decide to train for a marathon, and for a month you force yourself to get up at 6am every day to go running. At the end of the month, you notice that you have also been more successful recently at resisting the temptation to eat junk food. How would the strength model explain this:

Q.	You decide to train for a marathon, and for a month you force yourself to get up at 6am every day to go running. At the end of the month, you notice that you have also been more successful recently at resisting the temptation to eat junk food. How would the strength model explain this:
A.	succeeding at a goal has increased your self-efficacy
B.	practicing self-control has increased your self-control resources
C.	forming a goal has increased your motivation to overcome obstacles
D.	similar goals facilitate each other
Answer» B. practicing self-control has increased your self-control resources

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