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James Shah

Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Psychology & Neuroscience
Box 90086, Durham, NC 27708-0085
322 Reuben-Cooke Building, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Book sections


For what it’s worth: The regulatory pleasure and purpose of a good life

Book section · January 1, 2018 When one does not know what harbor one is making for, no wind is the right wind. ... Full text Cite

To “do the right thing” or to “just do it”: Locomotion and assessment as distinct self-regulatory imperatives

Book section · January 1, 2018 Imagine yourself and your spouse on a holiday eve, at the eleventh hour sally to the local mall to get those missing items on your shopping list. You drive into the parking lot, which brims with hundreds of vehicles, and you look intently for a free spot. ... Full text Cite