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Multiple experimental methods successfully induce ego depletion in psychological studies
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CONTESTED
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confidence 36/100

The claim that multiple experimental methods successfully induce ego depletion is contested, as large-scale preregistered replications and recent meta-analyses have frequently failed to reliably reproduce the original effects, leading to widespread debate in the psychological literature.

Evidence for · 2
Self-Control, Ego Depletion, and Social Psychology’s Replication Crisis
2019 · cited by 18
Paper 0 provides Baumeister's historical and contemporary defense of ego depletion methods and evidence.
Evidence against · 2
Does Willpower Mindset Really Moderate the Ego-Depletion Effect? A Preregistered Replication of Job, Dweck, and Walton (2010)
2018 · cited by 3
Paper 1 reports a failed preregistered replication of an influential ego depletion study, casting doubt on the robustness of the effect.
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Making Sense of Ego Depletion: The Replication Crisis, a Path Forward, and Lessons for Accounting Researchers
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 3 suggests that depletion is a real phenomenon even if its effect sizes and underlying strength models are heavily debated.
More against · 1
Difficulties with Replication and Vulnerability of Refutation: the Case of “Ego Depletion Effect”
2020 · cited by 1
Paper 2 highlights the ongoing controversy, numerous failed independent replications, and incoherent meta-analytic results surrounding ego depletion.
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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → CONTESTED · 3601 Aug 2026
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