APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
High Achievement Motivated Individuals Mobilize More Effort during an Achievement Task Than Low Achievement Motivated Individuals
- Florence Mazeres
University of Geneva - Kerstin Brinkmann
University of Geneva - Michael Richter
Liverpool John Moores University
Abstract
The present study examined the joint impact of the achievement motive and the difficulty of an arithmetic task on effort mobilization. Results showed that effort-related cardiovascular response increased with task difficulty. Moreover, individuals with a low achievement motive mobilized less effort in general.
Motivation
