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Seeking cognitive effort

Off course, some people will also seek out cognitive effort, rather than to avoid it.

A study found that participants who reported finding mental tasks "intrinsically rewarding" were more likely to seek a cognitive task over pain than those who find mental tasks less rewarding.

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