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It's a matter of (executive) load: Separation as a load-dependent resetting procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2021

Giorgia Ponsi Open the ORCID record for Giorgia Ponsi [Opens in a new window] ,
Vanessa Era Open the ORCID record for Vanessa Era [Opens in a new window] ,
Chiara Fini Open the ORCID record for Chiara Fini [Opens in a new window]  and
Ilenia Falcinelli Open the ORCID record for Ilenia Falcinelli [Opens in a new window]
Giorgia Ponsi
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Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy giorgia.ponsi@uniroma1.it https://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it/users/ponsi-giorgia vanessa.era@uniroma1.it https://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it/users/era-vanessa IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00142 Rome, Italy
Vanessa Era
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy giorgia.ponsi@uniroma1.it https://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it/users/ponsi-giorgia vanessa.era@uniroma1.it https://dippsi.psi.uniroma1.it/users/era-vanessa IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00142 Rome, Italy
Chiara Fini
Affiliation:
Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy chiara.fini@uniroma1.it https://web.uniroma1.it/dip42/dip42/node/5757/fini-chiara
Ilenia Falcinelli
Affiliation:
ISTC, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione – CNR, 00185 Rome, Italy. falcinelli.1615460@studenti.uniroma1.it
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Abstract

Lee and Schwarz made considerable theoretical advances in the psychology of cleansing by proposing that cleaning actions might serve as separation procedures between two psychological entities. Here, we propose that the effectiveness of the separation process may be modulated by the available amount of executive resources, and that separation may operate as a load-dependent resetting procedure.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e17
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