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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"ego threat"”.
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Alcohol and cognition: ego threat as a moderator
This study examined how ego threat (negative feedback) interacts with alcohol consumption to influence cognitive performance. We hypothesized ego threat would moderate the effects of alcohol on impulse control and attention in 30 college students (21-49 years). A 2×2 factorial design assessed …
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The Effects of Ego Threat and Self-Esteem Boost on Overall Self-Control Ability.
… required to expend self-control and received an ego threat. No significant main effects were found for self-control manipulations, <em>F</em> (1, 223) = .54, <em>p</em> = .46, or for self-esteem manipulations, <em>F</em> (1, 223) = .01, <em>p</em> = .91. No significant interaction effects were …
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A laboratory investigation of stress-induced eating behaviour
… to investigate the effects of self-directed ego threat stress on female restrained eaters, with and without bulimic symptoms. The first main aim was to test two competing theoretical explanations of overeating [bingeing] in response to stress - the limited capacity versus the 'escape' theory. …
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Cognition, Motivation, Coping and Learning Strategies in High, Mid and Low Test Anxious Undergraduates in a UK University: The Importance of Self-Related Cognitions
… no performance deficits, the effects from ego-involving instructions and test anxiety upon performance and performance estimates were examined experimentally. Whilst test anxiety led to increased state anxiety on a contrived test, performance was again unaffected, confirming that these …