Dispositional individual differences in cognitive effort investment: establishing the core construct

Abstract Background Individuals tend to avoid effortful tasks, regardless of whether they are physical or mental in nature. Recent experimental evidence is suggestive of individual differences in the dispositional willingness to invest cognitive effort in goal-directed behavior. The traits need for...

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Main Authors: Corinna Kührt, Sebastian Pannasch, Stefan J. Kiebel, Alexander Strobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00512-x