A Multilab Replication of the Ego Depletion Effect
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There is an active debate regarding whether the ego depletion effect is real. A recent preregistered experiment with the Stroop task as the depleting task and the antisaccade task as the outcome task found a medium-level effect size. In the current research, we conducted a preregistered multilab replication of that experiment. Data from 12 labs across the globe (N = 1,775) revealed a small and significant ego depletion effect, d = 0.10. After excluding participants who might have responded randomly during the outcome task, the effect size increased to d = 0.16. By adding an informative, unbiased data point to the literature, our findings contribute to clarifying the existence, size, and generality of ego depletion.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Social Psychological and Personality Science |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 14-24 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISSN | 1948-5506 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- ego depletion, multilab, preregistration, self-control
- Psychology
Research areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Social Psychology