I think you might be assuming causation from correlation. It seems like one could argue just as well that people who inherently have longer lasting willpower are less likely to view it as an expendable resource.
It seems like one could argue just as well that people who inherently have longer lasting willpower are less likely to view it as an expendable resource.
Fortunately, they controlled for that in the studies by doing one where they primed people with the relevant beliefs, as well as one where they just used people’s existing beliefs. ;-)
I think you might be assuming causation from correlation. It seems like one could argue just as well that people who inherently have longer lasting willpower are less likely to view it as an expendable resource.
Fortunately, they controlled for that in the studies by doing one where they primed people with the relevant beliefs, as well as one where they just used people’s existing beliefs. ;-)