“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”: Motivation towards closure and effort investment in the performance of cognitive tasks
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DOI: 10.1007/s11031-017-9613-y
Abstract: Previous studies have demonstrated that the need for closure (NFC), which refers to an individual’s aversion toward uncertainty and the desire to quickly reduce it, leads to reluctance to invest effort in judgments and decision… read more here.
Keywords: effort; closure; tough tough; gets tough ... See more keywords
When the going gets tough, individualizers get going: On the relationship between moral foundations and prosociality
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.019
Abstract: Abstract Objective The present research examines the link between moral foundations (Graham et al., 2013; Haidt, 2007) and prosociality. Adopting a person × situation interaction perspective, we suggest that individualizers (whose morality is driven by considerations of… read more here.
Keywords: gets tough; going gets; prosocial intent; prosociality ... See more keywords
Tobacco hornworms change stride when the going gets different
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.230854
Abstract: ![Figure][1] A tobacco hornworm moving along a wooden stick. Photo credit: Barry Trimmer. Unrestrained by a skeleton, tobacco hornworms are remarkably agile pests, rippling their bodies to scale tomato and tobacco plants, ready to gorge… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; hornworms change; change stride; stride going ... See more keywords