ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Noise Annoys - but Personal Choice Shields Against Noise Effects on Effort-Related Cardiac Response

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Experimental Psychology

  • Johanna Falk
    University of Geneva
  • Guido Gendolla
    University of Geneva
  • Gabriele Oettingen
    New York University
  • Peter Gollwitzer
    New York University

Abstract

Two experiments (N = 228) tested whether personal choice vs. external assignment of task characteristics moderates the effect of aversive acoustic noise on effort-related cardiovascular response. A priori 3:1 contrast analyses supported our hypothesis: Personal choice can indeed shield against noise effects on effort-related responses in the cardiovascular system.

Motivation