The present work suggests that self

The present work suggests that self-control relies on glucose as a limited energy source. Laboratory tests of self-control (i.e., the Stroop task, thought suppression, emotion regulation, attention control) and of social behaviors (i.e., helping behavior, coping with thoughts of death, stifling prejudice during an interracial interaction) showed that (a) acts of self-control reduced blood glucose levels, (b) low levels of blood glucose after an initial self-control task predicted poor performance on a subsequent self-control task, and (c) initial acts of self-control impaired performance on subsequent self-control tasks, but consuming a glucose drink eliminated these impairments. Self-control requires a certain amount of glucose to operate unimpaired. A single act of self-control causes glucose to drop below optimal levels, thereby impairing subsequent attempts at self-control.

Keywords: self-regulation, glucose, attention, emotion regulation, prejudice

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Karya ini menunjukkan bahwa pengendalian diri bergantung pada glukosa sebagai sumber energi yang terbatas. Tes laboratorium pengendalian diri (yaitu, Stroop tugas, pikir penindasan, pengendalian emosi, kontrol perhatian) dan perilaku sosial (yaitu, membantu perilaku, mengatasi pikiran kematian, mencekik prasangka selama interaksi antar-ras) menunjukkan bahwa (a) tindakan pengendalian diri mengurangi kadar glucose darah, tingkat gula darah setelah tugas awal self-control meramalkan kinerja yang buruk pada tugas berikutnya pengendalian diri (b) rendah, dan (c) awal tindakan pengendalian diri terganggu kinerja tugas-tugas berikutnya pengendalian diri, tapi mengkonsumsi minuman glukosa menghilangkan gangguan ini. Pengendalian diri memerlukan jumlah tertentu dari glukosa untuk mengoperasikan utuh. Sebuah satu tindakan pengendalian diri menyebabkan glukosa turun di bawah tingkat optimal, sehingga merusak berikutnya upaya pengendalian diri.Kata kunci: pengaturan diri, glukosa, perhatian, peraturan emosi, prasangka