Boredom and the Need for Agency
Humans are highly motivated to avoid boredom. What is the functional role of boredom, and why is it so aversive? An empirical study tested the hypothesis that a need for agency, or control over one’s actions and their effects, plays a role in our avoidance of boredom. The study also explored the rol...
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University of Oregon
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23755 |