Interestingly, this prediction sugg

Interestingly, this prediction suggests that hyperopia, rather than being synonymous with high self-control, responds to construal level much as low self-control does. Fujita et al.’s (2006) results show that participants exposed to a high-level construal exercised greater self-control, as measured by decreased preferences for immediate outcomes, lower evaluations of temptations, and increased physical endurance, than those exposed to low-level construals. Because they argue that the relationship between high self-control and high-level construal is so intimate that the two are nearly inextricable, it may be possible to extrapolate from this research that construal-level manipulations provide needed assistance for some consumers but not for others. Specifically, because high self-control consumers are al-ready adept at pursuing regulatory goals, high-level construals may not be of much help to them. By contrast, high-level construals should help low self-control consumers in their pursuit of goals by helping them connect those actions to the enduring values they already possess. Therefore, the effect of construal level may be more similar for low self-control consumers and hyperopic consumers than it would be for high self-control and high hyperopia consumers, further supporting the thesis that high hyperopia and high self-control are distinct. Therefore, we propose the following hypothesis: