The economics of cognitive effort

John Andrew Westbrook, Todd S. Braver

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Abstract

If cognitive effort indexes opportunity costs, it should be investigated like other cost factors including risk and delay. We discuss recent methodological advances in behavioral economics and neuroeconomics, highlighting our own work in measuring the subjective (economic) value of cognitive effort. We discuss the implications of Kurzban et al.'s proposal and how some of its predictions may be untestable without behavioral economic formalisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)704-705
Number of pages2
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2013

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