APS

2026 APS Annual Convention

Exercising Physical and Mental Effort: On the Nature of Transfer Effects between Effortful Action, Cognition and Motivation

Saturday, May 30, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Oral · Emotion & Motivation: What Drives the Self

This symposium examines the conditions under which effortful physical and mental activities influence cognitive performance and motivation. Findings from diverse research perspectives (including cognitive, physical, musical, mindfulness, and effort training research) will be presented and discussed within an integrative framework emphasizing processing efficiency, motivation, and self-regulation.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Ellisa Martín ArévaloChair
    University of Granada

Presentations

  1. Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive Benefits through Musical TrainingRafael Román-Caballero, Luis F. Ciria, Elisa Martin-Arévalo, Daniel Sanabria, Juan Lupiáñez
  2. An Experimental Manipulation of the Value of EffortMichael Inzlicht, Hause Lin
  3. Devaluation of Effort: When and How Helplessness Affects Cognition and MotivationMarcin Bukowski, Jakub Michalik, Wiktor Soral
  4. Mindfulness and Learned Industriousness: Rethinking Far Transfer in Cognitive TrainingJuan Lupiáñez, Luis Cásedas