Personal profile
Curriculum
David Loschelder is a professor of business and social psychology. His research focuses on human experience and behavior in pricing decisions, negotiations, and conflict, and on success and failure in self-control. In particular, he is fascinated by the effect of entry bids and anchor effects, the influence of precise versus round numbers, procedural framing, ego depletion, self-control and digital skills training, social identity process, smartphone use, the interplay of posture and power, psycho-physiological measures, and meta-analyses. David Loschelder is married and has two daughters (*2013, *2014).
University Commitment
Since April 2019: Deputy delegate to the Psychology Faculty Association of the DGPs (FTPs).
since October 2018: member of the habilitation committee
since April 2018: Vice Dean Research, Faculty of Business and Economics
since October 2018: Representative in the Joint Board of Examiners, International Joint Master of Research in Psychology
since January 2018: Coordination & conception of the Leuphana Business Forum
since October 2017: Trustee of the German National Academic Foundation of the Leuphana Scholarship Group
since May 2017: Chairman of the Examination Board, Faculty of Business and Economics
since Oct. 2016: Coordinator of the Leuphana Complementary Profile "Psychology & its Social Significance"
2016 & 2017: Organization of the 1st Leuphana and 2nd Leuphana Psychology Congresses.
Academic career
Since March 2018: Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Professor of Economic, Social Psychology & Methods.
May - Sept. 2018: Fulbright scholar for research stay at the universities in Berkeley & Stanford, USA.
April 2016 - February 2018: Leuphana University of Lüneburg, assistant professor for economic psychology & experimental methods.
February - May 2015: Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, NYC, USA, research visit; German Academic Exchange Service.
2013 - 2016: Academic Council at Saarland University, Department of Social Psychology (Chair: Prof. Malte Friese)
2013 and 2015: parental leave (08-10/2013 and 08-11/2015)
2010 - 2013: PhD student and scholarship holder at the German National Academic Foundation - University of Trier, Germany.
January - February 2012: INSEAD Business School, Fontainebleau, France - research stay
Education
2018: Habilitation (venia legendi) in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Germany.
2013: Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in psychology, Department of Social Psychology, University of Trier, Germany
2010: M.Sc. in psychology (Dipl. Psych.), University of Trier, Germany
2007 - 2008: M. Phil. in Social and Developmental Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
2006: B.Sc. in Psychology (Vordiplom) - University of Trier, Germany
Third-party funding and fellowships
- German Research Foundation (DFG) - research project on "Anchor Precision in Negotiation" - LO 2201/2-1 (2016-2019; collaboration: Malte Friese)
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and European Social Fund (ESF) - Research project on media literacy training and self-control in companies (e.g., MAN Schiffsmotorenwerke, InVivo Tech, Knauer GmbH; start 05/2017).
- German Research Foundation (DFG) - Research project on "Psycho-physiology, Mental Effort, and Ego Depletion" (2016-2019; Collaboration: Malte Friese & Veronika Job).
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) - PostDoc Fellowship for a three-month research stay at Columbia Business School, NYC, USA (Collaboration: Adam Galinsky)
- PhD scholarship "Third-party Intervention in Intergroup Negotiations" - Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation)
- Travel and research stays at Saarland University, DAAD conference grant, IACM, DAAD Promos, INSEAD Business School, University of Trier, University of Cambridge - Fitzwilliam College and the DRRC at Northwestern University, Chicago
Awards
- "Rising Star Award" for the year 2016 from the American Association for Psychological Science (APS).
- "Jos Jaspars Medal" - Early Career Award of the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP).
- Award of the University of Trier for the best dissertation, topic: Intergroup conflict and third-party intervention: Social identities at the negotiation table. Donor: Nikolaus Koch Foundation
- Teaching Evaluation Award for the best lecture in the academic year 2015/2016, lecture on Applied Social Psychology for M.Sc. students, awarded by the student body of Saarland University, based on formal teaching evaluations.
- Four teaching evaluation awards for seminars in:
(1) Experimental Research Methods for Masters Students (2016).
(2) Media & Social Psychology (2014)
(3) Scientific Projects: Physiology, Framing and Anchoring Effects (2014)
(4) Classical Studies in Social Psychology (2013).
- Dispute Resolution Research Center Paper Award (DRRC; Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA) for the paper presented at the 24th IACM Conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Best Paper and best Workshop Awards at the 20th and 22nd European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations (EFPSA) conferences in Lithuania and the Czech Republic, respectively.
Keywords
- Economics, empirical/statistics
- Psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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SInTraA: Social innovative transformation by including work spaces (SinTrA)
Farny, S. (Project manager, academic), Genschow, O. (Project manager, academic), Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic), Imschloß, M. (Project manager, academic), Striethörster, M. (Project staff), Rehwinkel, S. (Project staff) & Führer, J. (Project staff)
01.05.23 → 30.04.26
Project: Research
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DFG Projekt – 'Soziale Interaktion und (finanzwirtschaftliche) Entscheidungsfindung'
Pelster, M. (Project manager, academic) & Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.20 → …
Project: Research
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ErdiEver: Infrastruktur zur Erfassung des digitalen Entscheidungsverhaltens
Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic) & Neumann, M. (Project staff)
14.07.22 → 31.05.23
Project: Research
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DigiTaL - Subproject 01: Virtual realities for competence development and reflection
Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic), Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic), Adam, Y. (Project staff), Petrowsky, H. (Project staff), Schweigler, S. (Project staff), Knabbe, F. (Project staff) & Escher, Y. A. (Project staff)
01.08.21 → 31.12.25
Project: Teaching
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OnResToCom: Strengthening online resesarch competences - development of a digital teaching / Learning concept to convey an application-oriented implementation of online research using software tools
Loschelder, D. (Project manager, academic) & Neumann, M. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.09.20 → 15.02.21
Project: Research
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Research output
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Open to Offers, but Resisting Requests: How the Framing of Anchors Affects Motivation and Negotiated Outcomes
Majer, J. M., Trötschel, R., Galinsky, A. & Loschelder, D. D., 09.2020, In: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 119, 3, p. 582-599 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
19 Citations (Scopus) -
What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example
Gieseler, K., Loschelder, D. D. & Friese, M., 01.01.2019, Social Psychology in Action : Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice. Sassenberg, K. & Vliek, M. L. W. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 3-21 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
25 Citations (Scopus) -
Dynamic norms drive sustainable consumption: Norm-based nudging helps café customers to avoid disposable to-go-cups
Loschelder, D. D., Siepelmeyer, H., Fischer, D. & Rubel, J. A., 01.12.2019, In: Journal of Economic Psychology. 75, Part A, 102146.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
150 Citations (Scopus) -
How and Why Different Forms of Expertise Moderate Anchor Precision in Price Decisions: A Pre-Registered Field Experiment
Frech, M.-L., Loschelder, D. D. & Friese, M., 03.2019, In: Experimental Psychology. 66, 2, p. 165-175 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
Gruppenkonflikte: Fallstricke und Gegenmaßnahmen: Erkenntnisse aus der psychologischen Verhandlungs- und Mediationsforschung veranschaulicht an "Stuttgart 21"
Müller, E. S., Loschelder, D. D., Höhne, B. & Husen, O., 15.02.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Konfliktmanagement (ZKM). 22, 1, p. 8-12 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Effects of using VR training for skill development in the context of parent-teacher conferences
Knabbe, F. (Speaker), Escher, Y. A. (Coauthor), Petrowsky, H. (Coauthor), Loschelder, D. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)
29.08.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
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The negotiator personality: Expert predictions vs. data-driven insights from higher-order latent modeling
Escher, Y. A. (Speaker), Petrowsky, H. M. (Coauthor), Curhan, J. R. (Coauthor), Lee, A. J. (Coauthor), Stöckli, P. L. (Coauthor), Elfenbein, H. A. (Coauthor) & Loschelder, D. D. (Coauthor)
16.07.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Immersive job interview training: A three-wave study to improve applicants’ efficacy and confidence
Escher, Y. A. (Speaker), Petrowsky, H. M. (Coauthor), Kuhl, P. (Coauthor) & Loschelder, D. D. (Coauthor)
23.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Confident for the next job interview: virtual reality for effective training
Knabbe, F. (Speaker), Escher, Y. A. (Speaker), Petrowsky, H. (Coauthor), Loschelder, D. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)
08.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Effekte eines VR-Trainings zur Kompetenzentwicklung und Reflexion im Rahmen von Elterngesprächen
Knabbe, F. (Speaker), Escher, Y. A. (Coauthor), Petrowsky, H. (Coauthor), Loschelder, D. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)
04.03.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Prizes
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EAWOP impact incubator research dissemination award
Bouckaert, Y. (Recipient), Vofrei, L. (Recipient), Jonczyk, N. (Recipient), Mertens, A. (Recipient), Soliman, M. (Recipient), Venz, L. (Recipient) & Loschelder, D. (Recipient), 24.05.2025
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Faculty Teaching Award (Lehrevaluationspreis)
Loschelder, D. D. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education
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Faculty Teaching Award (Lehrevaluationspreis)
Loschelder, D. D. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education
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Faculty Teaching Award (Lehrevaluationspreis)
Loschelder, D. D. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education
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Faculty Teaching Award (Lehrevaluationspreis)
Loschelder, D. D. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Education
Press/Media
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Digitaler Semesterstart an der Uni Lüneburg (Hallo Niedersachsen, NDR, Sendung vom 20.04.2020)
20.04.20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Sommersemester bietet vielen Studierenden erste Erfahrungen im Online-Studium (Tagesthemen, ARD, Sendung vom 20.04.2020)
20.04.20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Aufwind für das digitale Unternehmertum in der Region Lüneburg
28.11.19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Datasets
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Does self-control training improve self-control? A meta-analysis
Friese, M. (Creator), Frankenbach, J. (Creator), Job, V. (Creator) & Loschelder, D. (Creator), SAGE Publications Inc., 22.02.2017
DOI: 10.1177%2F1745691617697076, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/1745691617697076 and one more link, https://osf.io/v7gxf/ (show fewer)
Dataset
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A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect
Vohs, K. D. (Creator), Schmeichel, B. J. (Creator), Lohmann, S. (Creator), Gronau, Q. F. (Creator), Finley, A. J. (Creator), Ainsworth, S. E. (Creator), Alquist, J. L. (Creator), Baker, M. D. (Creator), Brizi, A. (Creator), Bunyi, A. (Creator), Butschek, G. J. (Creator), Campbell, C. (Creator), Capaldi, J. (Creator), Cau, C. (Creator), Chambers, H. (Creator), Chatzisarantis, N. L. D. (Creator), Christensen, W. J. (Creator), Clay, S. L. (Creator), Curtis, J. (Creator), De Cristofaro, V. (Creator), del Rosario, K. (Creator), Diel, K. (Creator), Doğruol, Y. (Creator), Doi, M. (Creator), Donaldson, T. L. (Creator), Eder, A. B. (Creator), Ersoff, M. (Creator), Eyink, J. R. (Creator), Falkenstein, A. (Creator), Fennis, B. M. (Creator), Findley, M. B. (Creator), Finkel, E. J. (Creator), Forgea, V. (Creator), Friese, M. (Creator), Fuglestad, P. (Creator), Garcia-Willingham, N. E. (Creator), Geraedts, L. F. (Creator), Gervais, W. M. (Creator), Giacomantonio, M. (Creator), Gibson, B. (Creator), Gieseler, K. (Creator), Gineikiene, J. (Creator), Gloger, E. M. (Creator), Gobes, C. M. (Creator), Grande, M. (Creator), Hagger, M. S. (Creator), Hartsell, B. (Creator), Hermann, A. D. (Creator), Hidding, J. J. (Creator), Hirt, E. R. (Creator), Hodge, J. (Creator), Hofmann, W. (Creator), Howell, J. L. (Creator), Hutton, R. D. (Creator), Inzlicht, M. (Creator), James, L. (Creator), Johnson, E. (Creator), Johnson, H. L. (Creator), Joyce, S. M. (Creator), Joye, Y. (Creator), Kaben, J. H. (Creator), Kammrath, L. K. (Creator), Kelly, C. N. (Creator), Kissell, B. L. (Creator), Koole, S. L. (Creator), Krishna, A. (Creator), Lam, C. (Creator), Lee, K. T. (Creator), Lee, N. (Creator), Leighton, D. C. (Creator), Loschelder, D. D. (Creator), Maranges, H. M. (Creator), Masicampo, E. J. (Creator), Mazara, K. (Creator), McCarthy, S. (Creator), McGregor, I. (Creator), Mead, N. L. (Creator), Mendes, W. B. (Creator), Meslot, C. (Creator), Michalak, N. M. (Creator), Milyavskaya, M. (Creator), Miyake, A. (Creator), Moeini-Jazani, M. (Creator), Muraven, M. (Creator), Nakahara, E. (Creator), Patel, K. (Creator), Petrocelli, J. V. (Creator), Price, M. M. (Creator), Ramsey, H. J. (Creator), Rath, M. (Creator), Robertson, J. A. (Creator), Rockwell, R. (Creator), Russ, I. F. (Creator), Salvati, M. (Creator), Saunders, B. (Creator), Scherer, A. (Creator), Schütz, A. (Creator), Schmitt, K. N. (Creator), Segerstrom, S. C. (Creator), Serenka, B. (Creator), Sharpinskyi, K. (Creator), Shaw, M. (Creator), Sherman, J. (Creator), Song, Y. (Creator), Sosa, N. (Creator), Spillane, K. (Creator), Stapels, J. (Creator), Stinnett, A. J. (Creator), Strawser, H. R. (Creator), Sweeny, K. (Creator), Theodore, D. (Creator), Tonnu, K. (Creator), van Oldenbeuving, Y. (Creator), vanDellen, M. R. (Creator), Vergara, R. C. (Creator), Walker, J. S. (Creator), Waugh, C. E. (Creator), Weise, F. (Creator), Werner, K. M. (Creator), Wheeler, C. (Creator), White, R. A. (Creator), Wichman, A. L. (Creator), Wiggins, B. J. (Creator), Wills, J. A. (Creator), Wilson, J. H. (Creator), Wagenmakers, E.-J. (Creator), Albarracín, D. (Creator) & Pollak, K. M. (Creator), SAGE Publications Inc., 2021
Dataset
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Data: The impact of (social) anchors on Prospect Theory’s value function
Loschelder, D. D. (Contributor), Pelster, M. (Creator) & Krull, S. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 04.09.2024
DOI: 10.17632/jsmrw6dth7, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/jsmrw6dth7
Dataset
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Virtual Reality ElterngesprächstrainingVirtual Reality Training Parent-Teacher Meeting
Knabbe, F. (Creator), Escher, Y. A. (Creator), Petrowsky, H. M. (Creator), Loschelder, D. D. (Creator) & Kuhl, P. (Creator), Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 02.05.2025
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A Multisite Preregistered Paradigmatic Test of the Ego-Depletion Effect
Vohs, K. D. (Creator), Schmeichel, B. J. (Creator), Lohmann, S. (Creator), Gronau, Q. F. (Creator), Finley, A. J. (Creator), Ainsworth, S. E. (Creator), Alquist, J. L. (Creator), Baker, M. D. (Creator), Brizi, A. (Creator), Bunyi, A. (Creator), Butschek, G. J. (Creator), Campbell, C. (Creator), Capaldi, J. (Creator), Cau, C. (Creator), Chambers, H. (Creator), Chatzisarantis, N. L. D. (Creator), Christensen, W. J. (Creator), Clay, S. L. (Creator), Curtis, J. (Creator), De Cristofaro, V. (Creator), del Rosario, K. (Creator), Diel, K. (Creator), Doğruol, Y. (Creator), Doi, M. (Creator), Donaldson, T. L. (Creator), Eder, A. B. (Creator), Ersoff, M. (Creator), Eyink, J. R. (Creator), Falkenstein, A. (Creator), Fennis, B. M. (Creator), Findley, M. B. (Creator), Finkel, E. J. (Creator), Forgea, V. (Creator), Friese, M. (Creator), Fuglestad, P. (Creator), Garcia-Willingham, N. E. (Creator), Geraedts, L. F. (Creator), Gervais, W. M. (Creator), Giacomantonio, M. (Creator), Gibson, B. (Creator), Gieseler, K. (Creator), Gineikiene, J. (Creator), Gloger, E. M. (Creator), Gobes, C. M. (Creator), Grande, M. (Creator), Hagger, M. S. (Creator), Hartsell, B. (Creator), Hermann, A. D. (Creator), Hidding, J. J. (Creator), Hirt, E. R. (Creator), Hodge, J. (Creator), Hofmann, W. (Creator), Howell, J. L. (Creator), Hutton, R. D. (Creator), Inzlicht, M. (Creator), James, L. (Creator), Johnson, E. (Creator), Johnson, H. L. (Creator), Joyce, S. M. (Creator), Joye, Y. (Creator), Kaben, J. H. (Creator), Kammrath, L. K. (Creator), Kelly, C. N. (Creator), Kissell, B. L. (Creator), Koole, S. L. (Creator), Krishna, A. (Creator), Lam, C. (Creator), Lee, K. T. (Creator), Lee, N. (Creator), Leighton, D. C. (Creator), Loschelder, D. D. (Creator), Maranges, H. M. (Creator), Masicampo, E. J. (Creator), Mazara, K. (Creator), McCarthy, S. (Creator), McGregor, I. (Creator), Mead, N. L. (Creator), Mendes, W. B. (Creator), Meslot, C. (Creator), Michalak, N. M. (Creator), Milyavskaya, M. (Creator), Miyake, A. (Creator), Moeini-Jazani, M. (Creator), Muraven, M. (Creator), Nakahara, E. (Creator), Patel, K. (Creator), Petrocelli, J. V. (Creator), Pollak, K. M. (Creator), Price, M. M. (Creator), Ramsey, H. J. (Creator), Rath, M. (Creator), Robertson, J. A. (Creator), Rockwell, R. (Creator), Russ, I. F. (Creator), Salvati, M. (Creator), Saunders, B. (Creator), Scherer, A. (Creator), Schütz, A. (Creator), Schmitt, K. N. (Creator), Segerstrom, S. C. (Creator), Serenka, B. (Creator), Sharpinskyi, K. (Creator), Shaw, M. (Creator), Sherman, J. (Creator), Song, Y. (Creator), Sosa, N. (Creator), Spillane, K. (Creator), Stapels, J. (Creator), Stinnett, A. J. (Creator), Strawser, H. R. (Creator), Sweeny, K. (Creator), Theodore, D. (Creator), Tonnu, K. (Creator), van Oldenbeuving, Y. (Creator), vanDellen, M. R. (Creator), Vergara, R. C. (Creator), Walker, J. S. (Creator), Waugh, C. E. (Creator), Weise, F. (Creator), Werner, K. M. (Creator), Wheeler, C. (Creator), White, R. A. (Creator), Wichman, A. L. (Creator), Wiggins, B. J. (Creator), Wills, J. A. (Creator), Wilson, J. H. (Creator), Wagenmakers, E.-J. (Creator) & Albarracín, D. (Creator), SAGE Publications Inc., 14.12.2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5619299, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/A_Multisite_Preregistered_Paradigmatic_Test_of_the_Ego-Depletion_Effect/5619299/2
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