Failure to replicate depletion of self-control.

The limited resource or strength model of self-control posits that the use of self-regulatory resources leads to depletion and poorer performance on subsequent self-control tasks. We conducted four studies (two with community samples, two with young adult samples) utilizing a frequently used depleti...

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Main Authors: Xiaomeng Xu, Kathryn E Demos, Tricia M Leahey, Chantelle N Hart, Jennifer Trautvetter, Pamela Coward, Kathryn R Middleton, Rena R Wing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4204816?pdf=render