External motivation compensating for ego depletion for the college athlete

摘要

The negative impact of ego depletion causes less effort and a reduction in the operation level of the following control tasks. Therefore, its impact on the operating performance of athletes cannot be ignored. Therefore, developing a way of dealing with ego depletion and reducing the negative impact of ego depletion is of great significance. In this study, Stroop tasks were used so as to explore the compensation of external motivation for ego depletion. Based on the self-determination theory, the study proposes that external bonuses and external honors can effectively improve Stroop scores after ego depletion. The results confirmed this hypothesis, and provided empirical support in the study of ego depletion once again.