Abstract
Ego-depletion impairs controlled but not automatic stereotype expression — prejudice rises when automatic activation is high and self-control is depleted (Govorun & Payne, 2006).
Govorun, O., & Payne, B. K. (2006). Ego—Depletion and Prejudice: Separating Automatic and Controlled Components. Social Cognition. DOI.
Key findings
- Process dissociation: — Jacoby procedure separates automatic and controlled contributions on weapon-identification.
- Controlled depletion: — Longer depletion tasks reduced controlled stereotype override.
Application
When after resisting temptation all day, a security screener with strong implicit bias makes more false-alarm weapon identifications — Govorun and Payne show controlled correction fails while automatic activation persists — open this cite for the study behind the move.