Abstract:This study investigated objective and subjective cognitive effort as a function of task difficulty in schizophrenia, based on the principles of motivational intensity theory. Thirty individuals with schizophrenia and 30 healthy controls worked on four levels of a working memory task ranging from easy to extremely difficult. We assessed objective effort as cardiovascular activity during task performance and subjective effort via self-report. In addition, we assessed participants' task performance, negative symp… Show more
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