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An expanded perspective on the role of effort phenomenology in motivation and performance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2013

Daniel C. Molden
Daniel C. Molden*
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Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208. molden@northwestern.edu http://northwestern.academia.edu/DanielMolden
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Abstract

Kurzban and colleagues propose that experiences of effort alter motivations to persist during goal pursuit by highlighting costs of persistence. I expand this proposal by discussing how effort experiences (a) not only influence, but can be influenced by motivations to persist on a goal; and (b) not only highlight costs that undermine persistence, but can also signal progress and increase persistence.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 36 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 699 - 700
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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