People regularly encounter various types of conflict. Here, we ask if, and, if so, how, different
types of conflict, from lab-based Stroop conflicts to everyday-life self-control or moral …

Influential theories in psychology, neuroscience, and economics assume that the exertion of
mental effort should feel aversive. Yet, this assumption is usually untested, and it is …

Cognitive fatigue and boredom are two phenomenological states that reflect overt task
disengagement. In this article, we present a rational analysis of the temporal structure of …

People who take on challenges and persevere longer are more likely to succeed in life. But
individuals often avoid exerting effort, and there is limited experimental research …

If you are currently feeling tired, you are not alone: feelings of fatigue are incredibly common.
In a recent study, Matthews et al. investigated moment-to-moment fluctuations in fatigue …

Influential theories in psychology, neuroscience, and economics assume that the exertion of
mental effort should feel aversive. Yet, this assumption is usually untested, and it is …

Nowadays, many people take short breaks with their smartphone at work. The decision
whether to continue working or to take a smartphone break is a so-called labour versus …

People tend to avoid exerting cognitive effort, and findings from recent behavioral studies
suggest that effort allocation is in part determined by the opportunity cost of slothful …

Effort is both rewarded by attainment and powerfully aversive–the “effort paradox”. Here, we
test the idea that Conscientiousness (C) decouples effort from aversive affect, permitting …

Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) are frequently used to prescribe exercise intensity. A
central assumption of using RPE scales is that the subjective perception of effort maps onto …