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?

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Participants who drank the sugar drink did better on the second self-control task. This is because glucose (sugar) is a source of energy for the brain and can improve self-control performance after an initial self-control task has depleted cognitive resources. Splenda does not provide this source of energy, so participants who drank it did not have the same boost in performance.

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