Control in the context of psychology generally refers to how a person regulates themselves or wishes to regulate their environment. There are several identified types of control -Perceived Control (a person's perception regarding their ability to achieve outcomes), cognitive control (the ability to select one's thoughts and actions), emotional control (the ability to regulate one's feelings or attitudes toward something), motivational control (one's ability to act on prescribed behaviors), control desire (the amount of control one seeks within a relationship), inhibitory control (the ability to inhibit thoughts or actions in favor of others), social control (selecting one's environment for personal benefit), ego control (the attempt to regulate impulses or attention processes), and effortf