We consider a setting in which a worker and a manager may each have information about the likely completion time of a task, and the worker also affects the completion time by choosing a level of effort. The task itself may further be composed of a set of subtasks, and the worker can also decide how many of these subtasks to split out into an explicit prediction task. In addition, the worker can...

This study examines the acceptance and use of ICT by Nigerian university academicians. The model validated is the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Using a pilot study, one hundred questionnaires were administered and collected at the University of Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. The construct was significantly correlated with behavioral intention (BI). This implies that t...

Because impulsive decision-making is correlated with many maladaptive tendencies, researchers have increasingly studied methods for reducing choice. These efforts primarily focused on increasing choices of larger, more-delayed rewards. A second type choice selecting a smaller, less-effortful reward over more-effortful one. Little nonhuman research has examined experimental effort-based Within t...

Critical thinking is a multifaceted construct involving set of skills and affective dispositions together with self-regulation. The aim this study was to explore how self-regulation effort in test-taking contribute undergraduate students’ performance critical assessment. data were collected 18 higher education institutions Finland. A total 2402 students at the initial final stages their bachelo...

Bipolar disorder is presumed to involve difficulties in emotion regulation. Little is known, however, about the specific emotion regulation profile associated with this disorder. The present study examined the use of specific emotion regulation strategies among individuals with bipolar disorder (BD; n = 37) and healthy controls (CTL; n = 38). Participants’ spontaneous use of reappraisal and sup...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is presumed to involve difficulties in emotion regulation. Little is known, however, about the specific emotion regulation profile associated with this disorder. The present study examined the use of specific emotion regulation strategies among individuals with BD (n = 37) and healthy controls (n = 38). Participants' spontaneous use of reappraisal and suppression, as well ...