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Our new paper is out in AP&P! We show that sustaining attention on both rewards and penalties is more effective than focusing on penalties alone—a first step toward a Goal-Competition Theory.
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Not all benefits are equal: Incentives to seek reward and avoid penalty improve sustained attention in continuous performance tasks - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics
Abstract Sustained attention is notoriously difficult to maintain over time, with attentional lapses emerging rapidly during prolonged tasks. Motivation has been identified as a key factor in reducing...
