Matthew Galliot and His Colleagues Asked Participants to Engage in an Initial

question 28

Multiple Choice

Matthew Galliot and his colleagues asked participants to engage in an initial self-control task, such as suppressing their emotions.Next, participants drank Kool-Aid sweetened with either sugar or Splenda.How did the drink affect participants' performance on a later self-control task?

• A) Participants who drank the Splenda drink did better on the second self-control task.
• B) Both groups of participants did poorly on the second self-control task.
• C) Participants who drank the sugar drink did better on the second self-control task.
• D) Both groups of participants did well on the second self-control task.

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