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Motivation and Effort: How Effort is Activated and Maintained - Coggle…
Motivation and Effort: How Effort is Activated and Maintained
Effort Exertion (How effort is generated)
Dopamine’s role
Helps initiate action
Makes rewards feel worth the effort
Increases motivation to try
Effort depends on:
Importance of the goal
Expected reward
Personal motivation
Example
Finishing a long project
You stay motivated by imagining the final result
Relationship Between Key Elements
Effort + Decision + Dopamine = Action
Effort: actual energy used
Dopamine: “Let’s do it” signal
Decision: “Is it worth it?”
If dopamine is low
less motivation
If rewards are high
more effort
Maintenance of Effort (How we keep going)
Effort continues when
Rewards are still valuable
Progress is noticeable
Motivation stays active
Trade-offs
You give up something to gain something else
Example
Example
Finishing a long project
You stay motivated by imagining the final result
Less free time
better future opportunities
Activation of Effort (Why we start acting)
We evaluate if something is worth doing
Decision to act
Based on
Costs (effort, time, energy)
Rewards (what we gain)
Example
Studying for an exam
Cost: time + mental effort
Reward: good grade