What is ego depletion? Give an example of when you might have become ego depleted

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Ego depletion is when you are in a state of exhausted self-control. An example might be when you are dieting. Dieters may be successful at resisting high-calorie treats all day, but in the evening want to eat dessert with their families and find it harder to resist temptation after doing so all day.

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a. irrational-emotive behavior. c. catastrophic thinking. b. the belief system. d. the consequences.

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What is the purpose of inferential statistics?

A. to organize data in tables B. to summarize data using the frequency of the scores C. to display data in graphs D. to test prediction you have about average scores

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Which one of the following is not a part of a research paper?

a. abstract b. discussion c. bibliography d. authors and their affiliations

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One reason that spacing out your studying is best is that you ______.

A. won't get tired B. are increasing the number of retrieval cues C. won't be bored with studying D. won't have to go to class as often

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