Increased urination urgency facilitates impulse control in unrelated domains
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- #impulse control
- #self-control
- #behavioral inhibition
- Visceral states can reduce self-control, but bladder control (an inhibitory signal) may enhance impulse control in unrelated domains.
- Study 1: Urination urgency correlated with better performance on color-naming trials in a Stroop task, but not word-meaning trials.
- Studies 2 & 3: Higher bladder pressure led to increased resistance to impulsive choices in monetary decision-making.
- Study 3: Inhibitory spillover effects are influenced by the sensitivity of the Behavioral Inhibition System.
- Study 4: Exogenous cues can induce inhibitory spillover effects.
- Findings suggest inhibitory signals are not domain-specific and can improve impulse control in other areas.