When the motivational consequences of ego depletion collide: Conservation dominates over reward-seeking

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-220

  Giacomantonio, Mauro ^a   Jordan, Jennifer ^b   Fennis, Bob M ^b   Panno, Angelo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ego depletion; Reward seeking; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907048070     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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