Journal
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages 242-245Publisher
HOGREFE & HUBER PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000308
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self-control; ego depletion; preregistration
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2015CB351800]
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The ego depletion effect has been examined by over 300 independent studies during the past two decades. Despite its pervasive influence, recently this effect has been severely challenged and asserted to be a fake. Based on an up-to-date meta-analysis that examined the effectiveness of each frequently used depleting task, we preregistered the current experiment with the aim to examine whether there would be an ego depletion effect when the Stroop task is used as the depleting task. The results demonstrated a significant ego depletion effect. The current research highlights the importance of the depleting task's effectiveness. That is to say, the ego could be depleted, but only when initial exertion is depleting.
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