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Executive function and social behavior: Causal evidence from loading working memory and inhibitory control.

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: = 122), inhibitory control was manipulated using an ego-depletion task, but no significant effects of load emerged. We discuss the challenges of isolating inhibitory control from WM and highlight the need for improved methods in future research. Overall, these findings provide causal evidence linking WM to social skills, underscore the importance of distinguishing between social and nonsocial domains of executive functioning, and point to key conceptual and methodological priorities for the field. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Journal of Experimental Psychology General

DOI: 10.1037/xge0001949

Authors: Mahsa Barzy, Yicheng Qiu, Heather J. Ferguson

Institution: University of Kent

Language: English

Topic: Cognitive Abilities and Testing

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Leverhulme Trust

Award: G5055811762