Do people really avoid effort? A cost – benefit perspective on the principle of least effort

Authors

Michel Francis Audiffren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2488-8089)
Guido H. E. Gendolla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8066-0951)
Roy Frederick Baumeister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-3296)
Nathalie André (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0132-3154)

Institutions

University of Geneva (CH)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Harvard University Press (US)
Université de Poitiers (FR)
Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage (FR)

Publication Details

Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Published: 2026-01-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106587
Primary Topic: Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Type: article
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Do people really avoid effort? A cost – benefit perspective on the principle of least effort

Michel Francis Audiffren, Guido H. E. Gendolla, Roy Frederick Baumeister, Nathalie André

Jan 30, 2026

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Philosophical Ethics and Theory

article

Do people really avoid effort? A cost – benefit perspective on the principle of least effort

Michel Francis Audiffren, Guido H. E. Gendolla, Roy Frederick Baumeister, Nathalie André

January 30, 2026article en

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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral ReviewsVol. 183

University of Geneva (CH), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Harvard University Press (US), Université de Poitiers (FR), Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage (FR)

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