TY  - JOUR
A1  - Englert, Chris
A1  - Koroma, Dennis
A1  - Bertrams, Alex
A1  - Martarelli, Corinna S.
T1  - Testing the validity of the attention control video : an eye-tracking approach of the ego depletion effect
T2  - PLoS one
N2  - 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.
KW  - Attention
KW  - Eye movements
KW  - Behavior
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Emotions
KW  - Eyes
KW  - Metaanalysis
KW  - Habits
Y1  - 2019
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/48841
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-488419
SN  - 1932-6203
N1  - Copyright: © 2019 Englert et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
VL  - 14
IS  - (1): e0211181
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - PLoS
CY  - Lawrence, Kan.
ER  -