When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That’s what we found in our new research, published in the ...

New research suggests that effort can both increase and decrease the perceived value of an outcome, depending on timing and individual differences. The study explores how future efforts can make ...

San Diego, Apr 7 (The Conversation) When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That’s what we found in ...

New research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology explores how the timing and amount of effort impact the perceived value of outcomes. While future efforts often decrease perceived ...

When you consider a future effort, more work makes the outcome less appealing. But once you’ve completed the work, more effort makes the outcome seem more valuable.

When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work, changes your calculus. That’s what we found in our new research ...

When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you've already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That's what we found in our new research, published in ...

Abstract Work-related stress has been associated with an increased risk of hypertension and more severe cardiovascular problems in white men but has been less studied in women and black men. To ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad When you consider a future effort, more work makes the outcome less appealing. But once you’ve completed the work, more effort makes the outcome ...

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