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Sounds more like decision fatigue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_fatigue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_fatigue Other examples: -If a trip t
by vellum 12y ago
Sounds more like decision fatigue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_fatigue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_fatigue
Other examples:
-If a trip to the supermarket induces more decision fatigue in the poor than in the rich — because each purchase requires more mental trade-offs — by the time they reach the cash register, they’ll have less willpower left to resist the Mars bars and Skittles. Not for nothing are these items called impulse purchases
-One research study found that the decisions judges make are strongly influenced by how long it has been since their last break. "We find that the percentage of favorable rulings drops gradually from ≈65% to nearly zero within each decision session and returns abruptly to ≈65% after a break."
- judk 12y agoIt's still interesting to ask, when fatigue sets in, what degradation looks like. When decisions still must get made, how are they made (differently). They are more instinctive, and out instincts are often selfish and vindictive, and sometimes honest (less mental effort than lying)
- kijin 12y agoI marked thousands of papers as a TA in grad school. I was in the humanities, so there was quite a bit of room for subjectivity in the marking. After a while, I found that the average mark tended to go down toward the end of a 4-hour marking session. It could have been caused by decision fatigue. Or it could have been irrational annoyance, i.e. first time: "Hmm, he made a minor mistake here." 70th time: "Why on earth does everyone keep making such an elementary mistake?" Anyway, I compensated by consciously giving out higher marks toward the end. Anyway, if I'm ever accused of a crime, I'll tell my lawyer to do whatever he can to schedule a session shortly after lunchtime!