PSYC19H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter Inzlicht & Berkman 2015: Resource Depletion, Self-Control, Methylphenidate
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Inzlicht & berkman 2015: six questions for the resource model of control (part 2) Resource mode claims that self-control relies on some central resource and that a control of sorts (effortful control) exhausts this resource. Most experiments do not directly observe resource depletion but instead researchers infer the presence of depletion based on patterns of performance on the second of two self-control tasks of the sequential task paradigm. Pattern is consistent with resource dependence and other alternative formulations that are resource-free and have or might have greater theoretical plausibility. Which is a carbohydrate or sugar that is absorbed into the bloodstream during digestion and is used by many organisms as a cellular source of energy. Glucose experiments have failed to replicate with more precise measurements of glucose. Yet, glucose supplementation increases control but control also rises after doses of methylphenidate. Conclusion: we do not believe that there is a central and depletable physiological resource underlying the waning of self control.
