The Computational Challenges of Pursuing Multiple Goals: Network Structure of Goal Systems Predicts Human Performance

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<p>Extant psychological theories attribute people’s failure to achieve their goals primarily to failures of self-control, insufficient motivation, or lacking skills. We develop a complementary theory specifying conditions under which the computational complexity of making the right decisions becomes prohibitive of goal achievement regardless of skill or motivation. We support our theory by predicting human perform...

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• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Bayes Theorem
• Cognition
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Culture
• Impulsive Behavior
• Individuality
• Phenotype

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acb1e1e6-6d11-5102-8b35-758151e04415

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10.31234/osf.io/fqh3x