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Tagged with: performance

Het bankhangende brein

Iedereen is soms even lui. Het voelt dan alsof denken al heel veel moeite kost. Inspanning kan er echt niet bij. Maar in tegenstelling tot lichamelijke inspanning kun je bij denken gewoon op de bank zitten zonder te zweten of buiten adem te raken. Toch kiezen we vaak om mentale inspanning te mijden. Waarom eigenlijk?

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Written by Lieneke Janssen On March 17, 2015 In Nederlands Tagged effort, couch potato, performance

The cognitive downside of a promised bonus

Managers often get exorbitant bonuses if they do well for the company. But does a promised bonus actually help people to perform better? We now know from our research described in Psychological Science that not everyone's performance will increase when a reward is anticipated.

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Written by CC demo On February 13, 2014 In English Tagged reward, bonus, performance, dopamine

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