Mental fatigue reflects a change in psychobiological state, caused by prolonged periods of
demanding cognitive activity. It has been well documented that mental fatigue impairs …

Bitter personal experience and meta‐analysis converge on the conclusion that people do
not always do the things that they intend to do. This paper synthesizes research on intention …

Many people struggle to control their use of digital devices. However, our understanding of
the design mechanisms that support user self-control remains limited. In this paper, we make …

The first decade of consumer neuroscience research has produced groundbreaking work in
identifying the basic neural processes underlying human judgment and decision making …

What is social pressure, and how could it be adaptive to conform to others' expectations?
Existing accounts highlight the importance of reputation and social sanctions. Yet, conformist …

The resource model of self‐control casts self‐control as a capacity that relies on some
limited resource that exhausts with use. The model captured our imagination and brought …

The ability to exert self-control is key to social insertion and professional success. An
influential literature in psychology has developed the theory that self-control relies on a …

The quest for the “good life” and the striving for well-being, personal growth, and self-
realization are among the most fundamental human needs. Never before in our history has …

Although obesity is a result of processes operating at multiple levels, most forms result from
decision-making behavior. The aim of this review was to examine the candidacy of temporal …

The idea behind ego depletion is that willpower draws on a limited mental resource, so that
engaging in an act of self-control impairs self-control in subsequent tasks. To present ego …