Englert, Chris; Koroma, Dennis; Bertrams, Alex; Martarelli, Corinna S. (2019). Testing the validity of the attention control video: An eye-tracking approach of the ego depletion effect. PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0211181. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0211181
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The attention control video has been frequently applied to test the ego depletion effect. However, its validity has never been tested, a shortcoming we address in this preregistered study. In the first task, self-control strength was temporarily depleted in the depletion condition (n = 56) but remained intact in the control condition (n = 56). The attention control video served as the secondary task, and we assumed that the depletion condition would perform significantly worse compared to the control condition. Attention regulation was measured with an eye-tracking device. The results revealed that the gaze behavior in the two conditions differed statistically significantly; however, the actual difference was small, indicating that the attention control video may not be an optimal measure of self-control.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Education > Educational Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Cognitive Psychology, Perception and Methodology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Englert, Christoph, Koroma, Dennis, Bertrams, Alexander Gregor, Martarelli, Corinna |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
Publisher: |
Public Library of Science |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christoph Englert |
Date Deposited: |
12 Mar 2019 14:36 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0211181 |
PubMed ID: |
30668604 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.126408 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/126408 |
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