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Effects of conceptual task difficulty on generalized persistence

R Eisenberger, J M Leonard

    The American Journal of Psychology
    |June 1, 1980
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    Initial failure on assigned tasks increases persistence on subsequent tasks. Greater effort in complex tasks also enhances persistence, suggesting effort and failure influence motivation and reduce frustration responses.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Behavioral Psychology

    Background:

    • Effort and reward are key components in motivation.
    • Understanding how task difficulty influences persistence is crucial for behavioral science.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effect of rewarded effort degree on subsequent persistence.
    • To determine if initial task failure influences harder work on subsequent tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • College students completed conceptual tasks (complex, simple, unsolvable anagrams) or a control task.
    • Participants then engaged in a perceptual task (identifying differences in cartoons).
    • Persistence was measured by time spent on the perceptual task.

    Main Results:

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    • Unsolvable anagrams led to greater persistence on the perceptual task compared to simple anagrams or control.
    • Complex anagrams resulted in more persistence than simple, control, or unsolvable anagram groups (after sufficient failure).
    • High effort, even with failure, enhanced persistence compared to consistent failure after high effort.

    Conclusions:

    • Initial failure can cue increased effort and persistence.
    • The degree of effort accustomed per reward may generalize to subsequent behaviors.
    • High effort might habituate frustration responses, leading to sustained persistence.