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CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION
卷 29, 期 -, 页码 90-95出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.08.016
关键词
Self-control; Ego-depletion; Praying; Cognitive control; Cognitive resources
Praying over longer time spans can foster self-control. Less is known about the immediate, short-term consequences of praying. Here we investigated the possibility that praying may counteract self-control depletion. Participants suppressed or did not suppress thoughts about a white bear before engaging in a brief period of either personal prayer or free thought. Then, all participants completed a Stroop task. As expected, thought suppression led to poorer Stroop performance in the free thought, but not in the prayer condition. This effect emerged on a dependent variable devoid of any religious or moral associations (Stroop task). Possible mediating mechanisms and directions for future research are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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