A series of meta-analytic tests of the depletion effect: Self-control does not seem to rely on a limited resource

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 796-815

  Carter, Evan C ^a,b   Kofler, Lilly M ^a,c   Forster, Daniel E ^a   McCullough, Michael E ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego depletion; Meta analysis; Publication bias; Self control; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EGO; HUMAN; SELF CONTROL;

EGO; HUMANS; SELF-CONTROL;

EID: 84938211317     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xge0000083     Document Type: Article

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