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effort discounting: a standalone construct

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Motivation science

devaluing a reward according to the mental effort needed to obtain it, measured by how much pay people forgo to avoid harder tasks.

In motivation science, effort discounting refers to devaluing a reward according to the mental effort needed to obtain it, measured by how much pay people forgo to avoid harder tasks. This meaning comes from Westbrook (2013) in PLoS ONE.[1]

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cognitive load3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · load and workload, rarely cross-cited effort2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs motivation6 fields · 18 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

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Westbrook, A., Kester, D., & Braver, T. S. (2013). What Is the Subjective Cost of Cognitive Effort? Load, Trait, and Aging Effects Revealed by Economic Preference. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e68210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068210

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