Those less motivated to achieve will excel on tasks seen as fun

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 10:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Those who value excellence and hard work generally do better than others on specific tasks when they are reminded of those values. But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report in a new study, the same individuals often do worse than those who are less motivated to achieve...

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