Forced choices reveal a trade-off between cognitive effort and physical pain
Cognitive effort is described as aversive, and people will generally avoid it when possible. This aversion to effort is believed to arise from a cost–benefit analysis of the actions available. The comparison of cognitive effort against other primary aversive experiences, however, remains relatively...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-11-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/59410 |