Making choices impairs subsequent self-control¶
Vohs, K. D., Baumeister, R. F., Schmeichel, B. J., Twenge, J. M., Nelson, N. M., & Tice, D. M. (2008). Making choices impairs subsequent self-control: A limited-resource account of decision making, self-regulation, and active initiative. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 94(5), 883-898.
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- Cognitive Resource Depletion
- Depletion is broader: it affects attention span, emotional regulation, self-control, creativity, and learning capacity.
This sourceDemonstrates that making choices depletes the same resource used for self-control (reduced stamina, persistence, more procrastination) — framing decision fatigue as one manifestation of broader depletion (D53-066). Verified with DOI.
- Depletion is broader: it affects attention span, emotional regulation, self-control, creativity, and learning capacity.
- Decision Fatigue
- The quality-degradation downstream: Some measurable feature of decision output (choice of default, choice time, error rate, complexity engaged) degrades as the sequence progresses; the degradation is non-random, exhibits a trajectory correlated with sequence position, and is not explained by changes in decision content.
This sourceFour lab studies plus a shopping-mall field study show that making choices depletes self-control.
- The quality-degradation downstream: Some measurable feature of decision output (choice of default, choice time, error rate, complexity engaged) degrades as the sequence progresses; the degradation is non-random, exhibits a trajectory correlated with sequence position, and is not explained by changes in decision content.
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