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Learning to enjoy cognitive effort | ScienceDaily

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People like to take the path of least resistance when it comes to cognitive effort -- a common assumption in cognitive psychology. Researchers have now come to a different conclusion: once people receive a reward for their effort investment, they later choose challenging tasks even if they no longer receive a reward.

Learning to enjoy cognitive effort | ScienceDaily Science News from research organizations Learning to enjoy cognitive effort If people are rewarded for their effort, it motivates them to seek further challenging tasks that are not rewarded Date: January 31, 2022 Source: Technische Universität Dresden Summary: People like to take the path of least resistance when it comes to cognitive effort -- a common assumption in cognitive psychology. Researchers have now come to a different conclusion: once people receive a reward for their effort investment, they later choose challenging tasks even if th

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