Bayesian analysis of multimethod ego-depletion studies favours the null hypothesis

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 367-385

  Etherton, Joseph L ^a   Osborne, Randall ^a   Stephenson, Katelyn ^a   Grace, Morgan ^a   Jones, Chas ^a   De Nadai, Alessandro S ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ego depletion; methodology; replication; self control; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BAYES THEOREM; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; META ANALYSIS; NULL HYPOTHESIS; SELF CONTROL; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGO; FEMALE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; BAYES THEOREM; COGNITION; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SELF-CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85044773871     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12236     Document Type: Article

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