Cognitive performance in pain is predicted by effort, not goal desire

Background: Pain’s disruptive effects on cognition are well documented. The seminal goal-pursuit account of pain suggests that cognitive disruption is less likely if participants are motivated to attended to a focal goal and not a pain goal. Objectives: Existing theory is unclear about the conceptua...

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Main Authors:	Jayne Pickering, Nina Attridge, Matthew Inglis
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics General Science & Technology Thresholds
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/22110869.v1
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