Psychology advances knowledge by testing statistical hypotheses using empirical
observations and data. The expectation is that most statistically significant findings can be …

An influential line of research suggests that initial bouts of self-control increase the
susceptibility to self-control failure (ego depletion effect). Despite seemingly abundant …

We conducted a preregistered multilaboratory project (k= 36; N= 3,531) to assess the size
and robustness of ego-depletion effects using a novel replication method, termed the …

Many researchers rely on meta-analysis to summarize research evidence. However, there is
a concern that publication bias and selective reporting may lead to biased meta-analytic …

Good self-control has been linked to adaptive outcomes such as better health, cohesive
personal relationships, success in the workplace and at school, and less susceptibility to …

The strength model of self-regulation holds that self-regulation operates by consuming a
limited energy resource, thereby producing a state called ego depletion in which volition is …

One of the pathways by which the scientific community confirms the validity of a new
scientific discovery is by repeating the research that produced it. When a scientific effort fails …

Across the medical and social sciences, new discussions about replication have led to
transformations in research practice. Sociologists, however, have been largely absent from …

Ego‐disturbances have been a topic in schizophrenia research since the earliest clinical
descriptions of the disorder. Manifesting as a feeling that one's “self,”“ego,” or “I” is …

ideal that all meaningful psychological phenomena can be operationalized as typing on
computer keyboards should perhaps be up for debate (Baumeister, Vohs, & Funder, 2007) …