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SUBMITTER: Fromer R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7884731 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20210215 1
The amount of mental effort we invest in a task is influenced by the reward we can expect if we perform that task well. However, some of the rewards that have the greatest potential for driving these efforts are partly determined by factors beyond one's control. In such cases, effort has more limited efficacy for obtaining rewards. According to the Expected Value of Control theory, people integrate information about the expected reward and efficacy of task performance to determine the expected v ...[more]