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Discriminative control of generalized effort.

R Eisenberger, M McDermitt, F A Masterson

    The American Journal of Psychology
    |January 1, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary

    Higher effort in one task increases subsequent performance on other tasks. Cues signaling required effort influence the quantity and quality of this performance transfer, impacting generalized effort.

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    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Behavioral Economics

    Background:

    • Effort invested in one behavior can enhance subsequent performance in unrelated tasks.
    • The role of discriminative stimuli in modulating effort-based transfer remains underexplored.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate if discriminative stimuli associated with effort influence the quantity and quality of behavioral transfer.
    • To determine if cues signaling effort level exert control over generalized effort.

    Main Methods:

    • A perceptual task involving identifying differences in cartoon drawings was administered to college students.
    • Two experimenters were used, one assigning a high-effort condition (five identifications) and the other a low-effort condition (one identification).
    • Subsequent essay writing performance was assessed for quantity (length) and quality.

    Main Results:

    • Participants in the high-effort condition produced longer and higher-quality essays compared to those in the low-effort condition.
    • This suggests that the perceived effort level, signaled by the experimenter, influenced subsequent task performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Discriminative stimuli associated with effort can regulate the extent and quality of transfer performance.
    • Cues indicating the degree of effort required for reinforcement exert control over generalized effort expenditure.

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