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dc.contributor.authorMækelæ, Martin Jensen
dc.contributor.authorKlevjer, Kristoffer
dc.contributor.authorWestbrook, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorEby, Noah S.
dc.contributor.authorLima-Eriksen, Rikke
dc.contributor.authorPfuhl, Gerit
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-08T10:43:35Z
dc.date.available2023-09-08T10:43:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-17
dc.description.abstractMeasuring individual differences in cognitive effort can be elusive as effort is a function of motivation and ability. We report six studies (N = 663) investigating the relationship of Need for Cognition and working memory capacity with three cognitive effort measures: demand avoidance in the Demand Selection Task, effort discounting measured as the indifference point in the Cognitive Effort Discounting paradigm, and rational reasoning score with items from the heuristic and bias literature. We measured perceived mental effort with the NASA task load index. The three tasks were not correlated with each other (all r’s < .1, all p’s > .1). Need for Cognition was positively associated with effort discounting (r = .168, p < .001) and rational reasoning (r = .176, p < .001), but not demand avoidance (r = .085, p = .186). Working memory capacity was related to effort discounting (r = .185, p = .004). Higher perceived effort was related to poorer rational reasoning. Our data indicate that two of the tasks are related to Need for Cognition but are also influenced by a participant’s working memory capacity. We discuss whether any of the tasks measure cognitive effort.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMækelæ, Klevjer, Westbrook, Eby, Lima-Eriksen, Pfuhl. Is it cognitive effort you measure? Comparing three task paradigms to the Need for Cognition scale. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(8):e0290177en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2171733
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0290177
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30829
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPLOSen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMækelæ, M.J. (2024). The role of cognitive effort in decision-making and reasoning errors. Reasoning errors: Beyond insufficient effort - implicating the Locus Coeruleus - Norepinephrine system. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/33482>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/33482</a>
dc.relation.journalPLOS ONE
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleIs it cognitive effort you measure? Comparing three task paradigms to the Need for Cognition scaleen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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