The experimental manipulation succeeded: most participants reported overchallenge during difficult tasks and underchallenge during easy tasks¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the difficult condition, 65 participants (49.24%) chose one of the two high overchallenge categories, while in the easy condition, 74 participants (56.06%) chose one of the two high underchallenge categories. → Test Boredom While Working on Difficult Versus Easy Tasks: Online Supplementary Materials 2022

Evidence¶

Test Boredom While Working on Difficult Versus Easy Tasks: Online Supplementary Materials 2022¶

Test Boredom While Working on Difficult Versus Easy Tasks: Online Supplementary Materials. (2022). https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Test+Boredom+While+Working+on+Difficult+Versus+Easy+Tasks%22

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Table S7 (Study 2) reports the distribution of overchallenge and underchallenge responses across the two experimental conditions and counterbalancing groups. In the difficult condition 65 participants (49.24%) selected the high overchallenge categories; in the easy condition 74 participants (56.06%) selected the high underchallenge categories.

"in the difficult condition, 65 participants chose one of the two high categories, 4 or 5, when asked whether they were overchallenged during the task"

Discussion¶

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