Effects of ego depletion on moral judgement

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dc.contributor.advisorDesforges, Donna
dc.creatorCook, Joshua C.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-15T16:44:40Z
dc.date.available2018-08-15T16:44:40Z
dc.date.created2018-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2018
dc.date.updated2018-08-15T16:44:40Z
dc.description.abstractExtant literature has reported conflicting findings regarding moral preferences while ego depleted. Some suggested that when self-regulatory resources are exhausted, people are more preferential toward conservatism (Eidelman, Crandall, Goodman, & Blanchar, 2012) or moral foundations related to conservatism (Van Berkel, Crandall, Eidelman, & Blanchar, 2015). Others suggested that a more left-leaning moral preference is natural when participants are ego depleted (Wright & Baril, 2011). To elucidate these contradictory findings, the present study compared depleted and non-depleted participant’s scores on Moral Foundation Vignettes (MFVs; Clifford, Iyengar, Cabeza, & Sinnott-Armstrong, 2015). Additionally, researchers have struggled to find a computerized depletion task with a strong effect size. The present study attempted to offer a solution to this problem in the form of an e-crossing procedure based on Haggar and colleagues’ (2016) replication report yet modified according to Baumeister and Vohs’ (2016) recommendation to include an initial, habit-forming phase. Both the sequential task paradigm and performance over time showed no evidence of an ego depletion effect. Surprisingly, moral judgements were uncorrelated with political orientation. Reliable depletion tasks must be developed before correlates with moral judgement can be studied.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2375
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEgo depletion
dc.subjectSelf-regulation
dc.subjectMoral foundations
dc.subjectMoral vignettes
dc.subjectE-crossing procedure
dc.titleEffects of ego depletion on moral judgement
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology & Philosophy
thesis.degree.grantorSam Houston State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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