Why an Entire Field of Psychology Is in Trouble
- Episode aired May 4, 2016
- 9m
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In 1998 Roy Baumeister published a definitive study showing that ego depletion (meaning will power is a limited resource) is real. But then in 2010 studies began finding the opposite and oth... Read allIn 1998 Roy Baumeister published a definitive study showing that ego depletion (meaning will power is a limited resource) is real. But then in 2010 studies began finding the opposite and other labs were unable to reproduce Hagger's results. Controvery ensued and continued to this... Read allIn 1998 Roy Baumeister published a definitive study showing that ego depletion (meaning will power is a limited resource) is real. But then in 2010 studies began finding the opposite and other labs were unable to reproduce Hagger's results. Controvery ensued and continued to this day (May 2016). But there are also concerns that the experimental methodologies used in t... Read all