Mental fatigue, motivation and action monitoring

Boksem, Maarten A. S.; Meijman, Theo F.; Lorist, Monicque M.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.08.007

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“…Thus, as the day wears on, students become increasingly fatigued and consequently more likely to underperform on a standardized test. children aged [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and focus on the effects of both time of the test and breaks-factors that directly relate to students' cognitive fatigue.…”

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Cognitive fatigue influences students’ performance on standardized tests

Sievertsen

Gino

Piovesan

2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Using test data for all children attending Danish public schools between school years 2009/10 and 2012/13, we examine how the time of the test affects performance. Test time is determined by the weekly class schedule and computer availability at the school. We find that, for every hour later in the day, test performance decreases by 0.9% of an SD (95% CI, 0.7-1.0%). However, a 20-to 30-minute break improves average test performance by 1.7% of an SD (95% CI, 1.2-2.2%). These findings have two important policy implications: First, cognitive fatigue should be taken into consideration when deciding on the length of the school day and the frequency and duration of breaks throughout the day. Second, school accountability systems should control for the influence of external factors on test scores.cognitive fatigue | time of day | breaks | standardized tests | education

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“…Persistent cognitive fatigue has been shown to lead to burnout at work, lower motivation, increased distractibility, and poor information processing (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12). In addition, cognitive fatigue is detrimental to individuals' judgments and decisions, even those of experts.…”

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Cognitive fatigue influences students’ performance on standardized tests

Sievertsen

Gino

Piovesan

2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Young and middle-aged adults were therefore examined in a control condition and in an induced fatigue condition where fatigue was induced by the sustained performance of cognitively demanding tasks (Boksem, Meijman, & Lorist, 2006;Kato, Endo, & Kizuka, 2009;Lorist, Boksem, & Ridderinkhof, 2005;Lorist, 2008;Van der Linden, Frese, & Meijman, 2003). In this paradigm, fatigue is conceptualized as resulting from the continuous exertion of a high level of cognitive effort (DeLuca, 2005a).…”

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“…In this paradigm, fatigue is conceptualized as resulting from the continuous exertion of a high level of cognitive effort (DeLuca, 2005a). The arising induced fatigue state is associated with performance impairments and increased subjective feelings of fatigue (Boksem et al, 2006;Kato et al, 2009;Lorist et al, 2005;Lorist, 2008;Van der Linden et al, 2003).…”

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Working memory in middle-aged males: Age-related brain activation changes and cognitive fatigue effects

Klaassen

Evers

Groot

et al. 2014

Biological Psychology

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“…Cognitive fatigue can be defined as arising from the 'prolonged performance of cognitively demanding tasks requiring sustained mental efficiency' (Lorist, 2008). This acute state of induced cognitive fatigue is associated with increased subjective fatigue, behavioral performance decrements and decreased amplitude of event-related potential components (Boksem, Meijman, & Lorist, 2006;Kato, Endo, & Kizuka, 2009;Lorist, 2008;Lorist, Boksem, & Ridderinkhof, 2005;van der Linden, Frese, & Meijman, 2003). Cognitively demanding tasks have also been shown to elicit a cortisol stress response in some individuals (Bohnen, Houx, Nicolson, & Jolles, 1990;Kukolja, Thiel, Wolf, & Fink, 2008).…”

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Cortisol and induced cognitive fatigue: Effects on memory activation in healthy males

Klaassen¹,

Groot²,

Evers³

et al. 2013

Biological Psychology

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a b s t r a c tWe investigated the relationship between individual differences in acute fatigue and endogenous cortisol changes elicited by the sustained performance of cognitively demanding tasks (fatigue condition). Healthy males provided salivary cortisol measurements and subjective fatigue ratings, and were scanned (functional magnetic resonance imaging) during memory encoding and recognition tasks in fatigue and control conditions. A group of 15 'responders' showed significantly higher cortisol levels in the fatigue condition than 12 'non-responders'. Responders showed higher subjective fatigue and reduced encoding and recognition activation than non-responders in the fatigue condition. An interaction in activation changes in the right hippocampus during encoding reflected decreased activation in responders, but somewhat increased activation in non-responders in the fatigue compared to control condition. Moreover, decreased hippocampal activation in responders was associated with increased subjective fatigue. Findings are consistent with a central role for the hippocampus in differences between responders and non-responders and also implicate the right hippocampus in individual differences in induced cognitive fatigue effects.

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Mental fatigue, motivation and action monitoring

Cited by 519 publications

References 54 publications

Cognitive fatigue influences students’ performance on standardized tests

Cognitive fatigue influences students’ performance on standardized tests

Working memory in middle-aged males: Age-related brain activation changes and cognitive fatigue effects

Cortisol and induced cognitive fatigue: Effects on memory activation in healthy males

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