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Toronto Laboratory for Social Neuroscience


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Toronto Laboratory for Social Neuroscience


What are the emotional foundations of self-control and why does it seem limited?

The Toronto Laboratory for Social Neuroscience uses methods borrowed from neuroscience, cognitive science, physiology, and the behavioural sciences to understand and explain social behaviour, including questions about the nature of self-control, which is the central focus of the lab.

 
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About Michael


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About Michael


Michael Inzlicht is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, where he is also cross-appointed as a Professor in the Rotman School of Management. He has studied prejudice, academic performance, and religion, but his most recent research is focused on the topic of self-control.

 
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Publications


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Publications


Recent Publications

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Development of a within-subject, repeated-measures ego depletion paradigm: Inconsistent results and future recommendations [PDF]

Francis, Z., Milyavskaya, M., Lin, H., & Inzlicht, M. (in press). Social Psychology.

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Reward sensitivity following boredom and cognitive effort: A high-powered neurophysiological investigation [PDF]

Milyavskaya, M., Inzlicht, M., Johnson, T., & Larson, M.J. (in press). Neuropsychologia.

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Is ego depletion real? An analysis of arguments [PDF]

Friese, M., Loschelder, D.D., Gieseler, K., Frankenbach, J., & Inzlicht, M. (in press). Personality and Social Psychology Review.

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News


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News


Featured News

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Here’s Why Athletes Love to Suffer
Here’s Why Athletes Love to Suffer

In Outside Magazine, an article describes a new paper by Michael Inzlicht, Amitai Shenhav, and Christopher Olivola on what they call the effort paradox. The effort paradox might help us understand why people do things like climb mountains, solve crossword puzzles, or shop at IKEA.

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Ghost effects
Ghost effects

Social psychologist Michael Inzlicht launched his academic career on the study of “ego depletion.” His research suggested it was real. Then came doubts.

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Stereothreat
Stereothreat

Back in 1995, Claude Steele published a study that showed that negative stereotypes could have a detrimental effect on students' academic performance. But the big surprise was that he could make that effect disappear with just a few simple changes in language. In this podcast, Radiolab revisits the topic of stereotype threat in light of the roil of replications and self-examination in the field of social psychology. Radioab speaks to Michael Inzlicht about his own experiences with the topic, including why he now has doubts about the robustness of the phenomenon.

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Contact


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Contact


Michael Inzlicht

Department of Psychology
University of Toronto Scarborough
1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4
Canada

Phone: 416-208-4826
Fax: 416-287-7642
Email: michael.inzlicht@utoronto.ca

 

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