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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The resource depletion model suggests self-control draws from a limited pool of mental resources.
  • Prior acts of self-control may impair subsequent cognitive functions requiring executive control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if prior self-control exertion affects prospective memory performance.
  • To examine the boundary conditions of the resource depletion effect.

Main Methods:

  • College undergraduates (n=146) completed a cognitively depleting or non-depleting initial task (Stroop task variants).
  • Participants then performed an attentionally demanding prospective memory task.
  • Results were conceptually replicated across three additional experiments.

Main Results:

  • Prior self-control acts did not impair subsequent prospective memory performance in college-aged adults.
  • The findings suggest that the resource depletion effect may not universally apply to all cognitive tasks.

Conclusions:

  • Self-control exertion does not necessarily impair the ability to execute future intentions.
  • This research contributes to understanding the limitations and boundary conditions of resource depletion theory in cognitive tasks.