On the specifics of valuing effort: a developmental and a formalized perspective on preferences for cognitive and physical effort

Effort is instrumental for goal pursuit. But its exertion is aversive and people tend to invest as little effort as possible. Contrary to this principle of least effort, research shows that effort is sometimes treated as if it was valuable in its own right, and people exhibit stable differences with...

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Published in:	Peer Community Journal
Main Authors:	Wolff, Wanja, Stähler, Johanna, Schüler, Julia, Bieleke, Maik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Peer Community In 2024-08-01
Subjects:	effort, cognitive effort, physical effort, boredom, sports, school, Ring Task, decision making
Online Access:	https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.444/