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Aging, task difficulty, and effort: a meta-analysis

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2019
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Best, R., Freydefont, L., & Freund, A. M. (2019). Aging, task difficulty, and effort: a meta-analysis. Innovation in Aging, 3, S705–S705. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2592

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Tasks of increasing difficulty require increasing levels of cognitive engagement from participants. The costs associated with cognitive engagement rise with age in response to normative cognitive decline. Additionally, previous studies have shown an interaction between age and task difficulty, with age differences in effort expenditure increasing along with task demands. Motivational accounts of effort allocation predict the opposite relationship, where increased task difficulty in the face of declining cognitive abilities result in d

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  • Best, Ryan
  • Freydefont, Laure
  • Freund, Alexandra M

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GSA 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting

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Austin

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Texas, USA

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2019-11-13

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2019-11-17

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S705

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S705

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English

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2019-12-05

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Innovation in Aging

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2399-5300

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Gold

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Best, R., Freydefont, L., & Freund, A. M. (2019). Aging, task difficulty, and effort: a meta-analysis. Innovation in Aging, 3, S705–S705. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.2592

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