Talk:Temptation

message: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melissa Edwards (talk • contribs) 16:24, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

message: I know that there is a specific page for quotations on Wiki but I just couldn't resist putting it in here!83.180.128.192 09:05, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Likewise. PiCo 11:56, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  quotations 

message: The article currently suggests that few cultures outside of Western Christianity had any any concept of, or even word for, temptation. However, the single example given seems insufficient to prove such a broad statement: "Many non-Western cultures had no precise equivalent until coming into contact with Europeans; for example, Jesuit missionaries in Brazil, translating the Lord's Prayer into Old Tupi, had to use the Portuguese word tentação, since Tupi had no word expressing "temptation" in that sense (see Old Tupi language#Sample text)."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.229.193.152 (talk) 07:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Derivation 

message: One can be tempted for good or evil.  We are tempted to do good much more than evil.  When you are hesitant about helping someone or giving to a beggar...that is temptation for good.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.139.1.68 (talk) 20:02, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  temptation 

message: Here is a list of possible references I will use to enhance this page on Temptation. Any help/guidance on this project is appreciated. 
Effects of temptation-inhibiting and task-facilitating plans on self-control.
Patterson, Charlotte J.View Profile; Mischel, WalterView Profile. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology33.2 (Feb 1976): 209-217.
Falling or Not Falling into Temptation? Multiple Faces of Temptation, Monetary Intelligence, and Unethical Intentions Across Gender
Tang, Thomas Li-pingView Profile; Sutarso, Toto. Journal of Business Ethics116.3 (Sep 2013): 529-552.
Turning a blind eye to temptation: How cognitive load can facilitate self-regulation.
Van Dillen, Lotte F.; Papies, Esther K.; Hofmann, WilhelmView Profile. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology104.3 (Mar 2013): 427-443.
Incorporating spirituality into the psychology of temptation: Conceptualization, measurement, and clinical implications.
Webb, Jon R.View Profile. Spirituality in Clinical Practice1.3 (Sep 2014): 231-241.
Characteristic self-esteem, sex, and resistance to temptation.
Eisen, Marvin. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology24.1 (Oct 1972): 68-72.
Melissa Edwards (talk) 16:34, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible References 

message: I edited the definition and included a reference with it. This definition is more so from the social psychology standpoint. I plan to expand on that topic of tempation in the social psychology standpoint. Once I find more reliable resources I will include a definition and information for temptation in the context of spirtuality. Melissa Edwards (talk) 18:22, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Changes  

message: Hi Melissa,
I feel like your article is off to a great start! 
Some pointers that I thought of as I was reading were that it seems a little sparse on factual and referenced information. With a topic like "temptation" and the majority of people innately knowing what it is, it's easy to assume that the information is just fact. However, there must be a more solid scientific reason/background for temptation. My suggestion would be to peruse this topic from that angle and cite more sources. Also in the paragraph about "religious usage" the flow from talking about it in a casual like manner to talking about a specific study sounds a bit incongruent. Try taking a look at this.
Outside of small changes I like the way it is going! Great work and good luck!
-MK --Mkburnett4 (talk) 18:58, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: SocPsych Peer Edits

message: Hi Melissa!
You have some great ideas for proposed changes to this article. I think this topic is very interesting and I'm excited to see how you tie it into social psychology! Temptation, when relating to religion, has numerous meanings I'm sure. Temptation from a non-religious standpoint, however, is not something that I have heard a lot about! I think it would be interesting in the context of different cultures, as many cultures define what is "good" or "bad" differently, thus having different ideas of what temptation might look like. Whichever way you take this article will be very informative. Keep up the good work!
Cimone.safilian (talk) 03:01, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Social Psych Peer Reviews 

message: This needs to be changed: "and the effects of it found there were benefits to their experiences."
The writer means something else, and should say whatever that is. 24.239.177.111 (talk) 08:21, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Experiences cannot "benefit" 

message: ::Temptation is not the desire for something nor is it an urge to acquire/achieve that something; it is the opportunity to satisfy a desire. If, having eaten a meal, I desire a second serving of pie, I cannot be tempted to have a second slice unless there is a second slice to be had. A host or hostess cannot meaningfully say "Can I tempt you with some more pie?" unless they have pie to proffer in response to an affirmative. They are not offering desire, they are offering the means to satisfy a desire (if such a desire is present). Having been offered the pie, the urge to have the pie is not the temptation; the urge is a response to the possibility of the underlying desire being satisfied. That possibility, that opportunity, is the temptation. The urge is subsequent to the opportunity; it is the conversion of the desire (passive, potential) into a motivational force (dynamic, action-initiating) - and one of the initial steps towards succumbing to the temptation.
::To be tempted is double-faceted. Firstly, it is being presented with an opportunity to satisfy a desire, as per the above. For example, being offered a second slice of pie is to be tempted to consume more but only if there is a desire (otherwise it's a case of "It's nice of you to offer but I'm not tempted"). Secondly, it is to perceive the opportunity and to experience an urge to act upon it - "It's nice of you to offer; I'm tempted" - and also to consider taking up the offer. If there's no separation between the offer (the temptation) and the acceptance then there's an absence of this second-stage being tempted. This second stage of being tempted is where a temptation can be resisted (successfully or otherwise); the first stage is where the temptation can be refuted. 79.79.253.135 (talk) 17:21, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Temptation is neither desire nor urge