No ego-depletion effect without a good control task

The ego-depletion effect refers to a temporary failure of self-control exertion after first performing an effortful task. This phenomenon has experienced replication crisis in the past few years. In present series experiments, we tried replicate using 30-min modified Stroop task tapping two executive functions (inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility) as depleting study, compared performance handgrip endurance this or classic (i.e., reading color words) failed effect. We showed that induced boredom subjective fatigue. second looked for better color-word another possible used literature watching documentary). Controlling boredom, fatigue, motivation affective state, found video was not boring did induce drop negative whereas did. third study succeeded replicating experiments illustrates choice appropriate is crucial observe costly. Consequently, it appears necessary any future aiming