Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Implementing Motivational Strategies to Combat Decision Fatigue
Graduation Year
2019
Date of Submission
12-2018
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
Reader 1
Gabriel Cook
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© 2018 David C Huang
OCLC Record Number
1089197040
Abstract
Recent research suggests we have a limited supply of willpower, termed the “ego”, which becomes depleted by undergoing cognitively demanding tasks. Any acts of volition, including decision-making, self-control, and taking responsibility, reduce this supply of “ego” (Baumeister, 1998), which impedes our ability to further perform these tasks. Decision fatigue, a specific form of ego depletion, is prevalent everywhere from judicial court cases (Danzinger, Levav, & Avnaim-Pesso, 2010) to our daily lives. There is now significant mainstream media exposure and literature on decision fatigue and the activities to which it applies. However, it remains contested how to best handle its negative consequences. The purpose of this paper is to examine methods of addressing the adverse effects of ego depletion, particularly related to motivation.
Recommended Citation
Huang, David, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Implementing Motivational Strategies to Combat Decision Fatigue" (2019). CMC Senior Theses. 2022.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2022
