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FATIGUE DECISIONNELLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Industrial and Economic Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decision fatigue
1, record 1, English, decision%20fatigue
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state of depleted willpower caused by making decisions, which can affect subsequent decisions by causing people to fail to think and choose carefully. 2, record 1, English, - decision%20fatigue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Decision fatigue helps explain why ordinarily sensible people get angry at colleagues and families, splurge on clothes, buy junk food at the supermarket and can’t resist the dealer’s offer to rustproof their new car. No matter how rational and high-minded you try to be, you can’t make decision after decision without paying a biological price. It’s different from ordinary physical fatigue — you’re not consciously aware of being tired — but you’re low on mental energy. The more choices you make throughout the day, the harder each one becomes for your brain, and eventually it looks for shortcuts ... 3, record 1, English, - decision%20fatigue
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie industrielle et économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fatigue décisionnelle
1, record 1, French, fatigue%20d%C3%A9cisionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En effet, de récentes études révèlent l'existence de la fatigue décisionnelle et montrent que plus on prend de décisions, moins elles sont bonnes. Des chercheurs ont analysé 1100 décisions prises au cours d'un an par un tribunal israélien chargé de statuer sur des demandes de libération conditionnelle, et ils ont constaté que les jugements variaient davantage selon le moment de la journée que selon l'origine ethnique ou le passé criminel des détenus. 2, record 1, French, - fatigue%20d%C3%A9cisionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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