PSY 331 Chapter Notes -Intelligence Quotient, Ego Depletion, Splenda
1 Apr 2014
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Ways in which people control own actions: the i", a good thing: successful = meet goals, e. g. studying. Video: marshmallow experiment: better life adjustment, higher sat scores. Ego depletion (baumeister et al: self-regulation is taxing, applies to decision making, too. Watch upsetting movie: exerting self-control makes subsequent self-regulation less likely. : consuming glucose after initial act of self-control reduces ego. Results: capacity to exert self-control after previously doing so. Self-regulation is like a muscle: can be fatigued and strengthened with practice. Sugar helps: gaillot et al. (2007) depletion, lemonade flavored with sugar vs. splenda. Based on 2 ideas: hse have clearer self-concepts, know capabilities better, should set more accurate goals, hse sensitive to ego threat, confidence turns to overconfidence, should set unrealistic goals. Manipulation: feedback: success (no threat): one of the highest scores , bright future in creative endeavors, failure (ego threat): one of the lowest scores , deficiency in creative realms.
