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Subjective effort derives from a neurological monitor of performance costs and physiological resources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2013

Mattie Tops ,
Maarten A. S. Boksem  and
Sander L. Koole
Mattie Tops
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.tops@vu.nl http://community.frontiersin.org/people/MattieTops/8492 s.l.koole@vu.nl http://www.psy.vu.nl/nl/over-de-faculteit/medewerkers-alfabetisch/medewerkers-i-l/s-koole/index.asp
Maarten A. S. Boksem
Affiliation:
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. maarten@boksem.nl www.boksem.nl
Sander L. Koole
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.tops@vu.nl http://community.frontiersin.org/people/MattieTops/8492 s.l.koole@vu.nl http://www.psy.vu.nl/nl/over-de-faculteit/medewerkers-alfabetisch/medewerkers-i-l/s-koole/index.asp
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Abstract

Kurzban et al.'s expectancy-value mechanism of effort allocation seems relevant in situations when familiar tasks are initiated. However, we think additional mechanisms are important when people continue with a task for a prolonged time. These mechanisms, which are particularly relevant for performance of novel or urgent tasks, involve neural systems that track performance costs and resources.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 703 - 704
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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