Sasha has stuck to her diet today while at work; she resisted eating donuts from the work breakroom for breakfast and passed by the chips and dip at the luncheon for her retiring colleague. Later, at home, her kids asked for dessert and she started eating cookies, unable to resist the urge any more. What happened?
A) Sasha experienced ego acceptance.
B) Sasha experienced ego depletion.
C) Sasha experienced ego control.
D) Sasha experienced ego mindfulness.

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Sasha's ability to resist temptation earlier in the day may have led to ego depletion, which is the idea that self-control is a finite resource that can be depleted over the course of the day. This depletion can make it harder to continue to resist temptation later in the day, as Sasha experienced when she gave in and ate cookies.

Sasha Has Stuck to Her Diet Today While at Work;