{"id":4966,"date":"2024-09-04T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crmknowledgehub.com\/?p=4966"},"modified":"2024-09-04T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T16:54:12","slug":"the-unpleasantness-of-thinking-a-review-study-on-the-effect-of-mental-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crmknowledgehub.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/the-unpleasantness-of-thinking-a-review-study-on-the-effect-of-mental-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"The unpleasantness of thinking: a review study on the effect of mental effort."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/activity-7234152715138838529-I9XH?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\">Matt Furness on LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This meta-analysis study notes that although many influential theories in psychology, neuroscience, and economics assume that the exertion of mental effort should feel aversive, this assumption is usually untested, and it is challenged by casual observations and previous studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a review of 170 studies that used the NASA Task Load Index to examine participants\u2019 experiences of effort and negative affect this paper found a strong positive association between mental effort and negative affect.<br><br>In aviation this concept might be familiar to us through Daniel Kahneman&#8217;s theory of System 1 and System 2 thinking and how we avoid mental effort in the decision-making process. 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(2024). The unpleasantness of thinking: A meta-analytic review of the association between mental effort and negative affect. Psychological Bulletin. Advance online publication.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results of this study show that the more effort required, the worse people feel about the task. Furthermore, this held true across different:<br>\u21b3 Tasks<br>\u21b3 Cultures<br>\u21b3 Types of people<br><br>As Matt Furness notes on LinkedIn the relevance of this study is widespread and goes beyond decision-making. For example, it also has relevance to other areas of human behaviour, such as culture change. As most culture change initiatives are person-focused and include training, comms, events, and leadership development, their success relies on people investing willpower, attention, and effort.<br><br>The full study is available at the link below:<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/pubs\/journals\/releases\/bul-bul0000443.pdf\">David, L., Vassena, E., &amp; Bijleveld, E. (2024). The unpleasantness of thinking: A meta-analytic review of the association between mental effort and negative affect. Psychological Bulletin. 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