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African Journal of Disability, 2022 Background: This research investigated the phenomenon of learners with cochlear implants and their challenges with cognitive effort in private mainstream schools in Gauteng. Many learners with cochlear implants encounter academic and social challenges at
Lior Blumenthal, Maximus M. Sefotho
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Dissociation between mental fatigue and motivational state during prolonged mental activity
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2015 Mental fatigue (MF) is commonly observed following prolonged cognitive activity and can have major repercussions on the daily life of patients as well as healthy individuals.
Monika eGergelyfi +3 more
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Losses Motivate Cognitive Effort More Than Gains in Effort-Based Decision Making and Performance
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020 Human behavior is more strongly driven by the motivation to avoid losses than to pursue gains (loss aversion). However, there is little research on how losses influence the motivation to exert effort.
Stijn A. A. Massar +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 BACKGROUND Cognitive effort, defined as the amount of processing resources devoted to performing a cognitive task (Tyler et al., 1979), is a clinically important construct that is often overlooked in the assessment and treatment of aphasia.
Esther Sung Kim, Esther Sung Kim
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Effect of easy and difficult goals on self-efficacy and memory performance in young and elderly people: challenges for the cognitive effort hypothesis [PDF]
روانشناسی و روانپزشکی شناخت, 2020 Introduction: Cognitive effort can affect the execution of a wide range of tasks and is primarily involved in the regulation of cognitive control when performing the task and achieving the chosen goal. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the
Amir Shams +3 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2023 Prolonged cognitive effort can be considered one of the core determinants of mental fatigue and may negatively affect the efficacy and efficiency of cognitive performance.
Michela Balconi +3 more
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What is the subjective cost of cognitive effort? Load, trait, and aging effects revealed by economic preference. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 It has long been assumed that people treat cognitive effort as costly, but also that such effort costs may vary greatly across individuals. Individual differences in subjective effort could present a major and pervasive confound in behavioral and ...
Andrew Westbrook +2 more
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Tracking of Mental Workload with a Mobile EEG Sensor
Sensors, 2021 The aim of the present investigation was to assess if a mobile electroencephalography (EEG) setup can be used to track mental workload, which is an important aspect of learning performance and motivation and may thus represent a valuable source of ...
Ekaterina Kutafina +7 more
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Mathematical and Negative Information Are Similarly Processed: Pupil Dilation as an Indicator
Journal of Intelligence, 2022 Background: Emotional perception of math-related information can affect an individual’s attitude and professional choices, especially in the area of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professions.
Lilach Layzer Yavin +2 more
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Forced choices reveal a trade-off between cognitive effort and physical pain
eLife, 2020 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.
Todd A Vogel +3 more
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