Effort expenditure following control deprivation

Abstract

The experiment was designed to obtain a direct measure of effort expenditure following control deprivation. It was found that control-deprived subjects chose to take significantly more trials before making a judgment of control than did baseline subjects. However, the additional effort expenditure did not increase either response accuracy or confidence. Several factors that may influence effort expenditure following control deprivation are discussed. © 1982, The Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.